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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced historic Medicaid reimbursement rate increases will soon be implemented for most mental health, substance use, intellectual and developmental disabilities and traumatic brain injury services in North Carolina.
Published: Sunday, December 3rd, 2023 @ 8:34 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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State urging health care providers to help reverse the alarming trend
Published: Saturday, December 2nd, 2023 @ 9:47 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services will host a live Cafecito and tele-town hall on Tuesday, Nov. 14, from 6 to 7 p.m., to discuss diabetes prevention, management and support available for Hispanic/Latino communities across North Carolina
Published: Wednesday, November 29th, 2023 @ 9:59 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Today, Congressman Murphy introduced the No Fees for EFTs Act, bipartisan legislation to protect health care providers and patients from unnecessary fees associated with electronic fund transfers and payment transactions.
Published: Wednesday, November 29th, 2023 @ 9:32 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Three applicants have filed certificate of need applications with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services to develop a Medicare-certified Home Health Agency
Published: Tuesday, November 28th, 2023 @ 12:58 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Award recognizes efforts to reduce traffic and pedestrian accidents
Published: Tuesday, November 28th, 2023 @ 12:30 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Prominent mental health organizations have come out in support of transgender ideology, demanding that counselors affirm feelings of gender dysphoria in patients and advocate for policies that push transgenderism in schools.
Published: Tuesday, November 28th, 2023 @ 9:25 am
By: Daily Wire
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Today the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services began contacting up to 300,000 people who are enrolled in Medicaid’s limited Family Planning program
Published: Tuesday, November 28th, 2023 @ 12:55 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board is suing owners of major social media platforms for contributing to a "mental health crisis" among American children.
Published: Saturday, November 25th, 2023 @ 8:18 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Duke Health and UNC Health are battling at the state Court of Appeals over state regulators' decision to allow a new 40-bed UNC Health hospital in Durham County.
Published: Thursday, November 23rd, 2023 @ 8:49 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis took perhaps his first shot at former President Donald Trump over the weekend for effectively making unelected health bureaucrat Dr. Anthony Fauci the most powerful person in the U.S. government
Published: Wednesday, November 22nd, 2023 @ 3:46 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Savings to be reinvested in improving patient health and wellness
Published: Tuesday, November 21st, 2023 @ 6:48 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s Department of Health commissioned a survey distributed to state and county leaders exploring a ban on all tobacco products, despite lawmakers’ declining support to prohibit menthol cigarettes and other flavored products.
Published: Sunday, November 19th, 2023 @ 11:13 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services will host a live fireside chat and tele-town hall on Thursday, Nov. 2, from 6 to 7 p.m., to discuss how people can access support to help quit smoking, vaping or using tobacco, as well as other ways they can care for their health
Published: Sunday, November 19th, 2023 @ 3:46 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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144-bed hospital anticipated to open in Spring 2025
Published: Sunday, November 19th, 2023 @ 6:09 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced recent updates to the NC State Health Improvement Plan, which includes priorities for addressing the full set of factors that impact a person’s health
Published: Friday, November 17th, 2023 @ 5:57 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Markham to serve both health system and Brody School of Medicine
Published: Monday, November 13th, 2023 @ 12:55 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Dozens of U.S. states filed a lawsuit against Meta and its Instagram social media platform on Tuesday, accusing the multinational technology conglomerate of contributing to the mental health crisis in American youth by making them addicted to its products.
Published: Thursday, November 9th, 2023 @ 7:56 am
By: Daily Wire
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The Tar Heel State is a laggard among the 50 states on healthcare outcomes at a rank of 42nd, according to a new analysis from WalletHub.
Published: Wednesday, November 8th, 2023 @ 2:39 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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In an exclusive new interview, Justin Timberlake revealed that if he hadn't forced his ex-girlfriend Britney Spears to abort their child when she was 19, her mental health probably would have suffered greatly.
Published: Tuesday, November 7th, 2023 @ 4:03 pm
By: Babylon Bee
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Today, on World Mental Health Day, the North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services is celebrating an unprecedented $835 million investment in behavioral health.
Published: Tuesday, November 7th, 2023 @ 4:41 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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As families and children enter a new school year, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is launching new public service announcements to showcase how communities across the state rely on early childhood teachers.
Published: Monday, November 6th, 2023 @ 10:12 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The Hamas-run Palestinian Health Ministry claimed earlier this week that Israel targeted a hospital in Gaza, dropped a bomb on it, and killed more than 500 people.
Published: Sunday, November 5th, 2023 @ 8:49 pm
By: Daily Wire
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NCDHHS Receives $14.8 Million Grant to Strengthen Behavioral Health System for Children and FamiliesThe North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has received a four-year grant totaling $14.8 million from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to support the mental health of children and families in North Carolina.
Published: Sunday, November 5th, 2023 @ 9:41 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Around 75,000 Kaiser Permanente health care workers went on strike this week hoping to get better pay and benefits in what has been described as the largest health care strike in U.S. history.
Published: Thursday, November 2nd, 2023 @ 11:36 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Major American news outlets like The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Associated Press routinely cite the Gaza Health Ministry’s numbers for civilians purportedly killed in Israeli airstrikes, but the Hamas-run agency has a history of lying about these very numbers.
Published: Thursday, November 2nd, 2023 @ 8:44 am
By: Daily Wire
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Standards writers have released the first draft of proposed revisions to North Carolina’s Healthful Living standards, which include Physical Education and Health/Sex Ed
Published: Wednesday, November 1st, 2023 @ 7:19 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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New toolkit can be used by community leaders to help people learn if they are eligible
Published: Wednesday, November 1st, 2023 @ 9:44 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Medicaid expansion is likely to increase the cost of healthcare for all North Carolinians, including those on the State Health Plan (SHP), according to state Treasurer Dale Folwell.
Published: Wednesday, November 1st, 2023 @ 7:08 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The Beaufort County Health Department will hold two drive-thru covid vaccine clinics over the next two weeks.
Published: Tuesday, October 31st, 2023 @ 6:59 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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After many Arab students at Harvard joined a letter blaming Israel for the Hamas terror attacks, Harvard’s Arab Alumni Association put out a plea for donations, claiming the “relentless bullying and intimidation” they were subjected to caused damage to their “mental health.”
Published: Tuesday, October 31st, 2023 @ 10:17 am
By: Daily Wire
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144-bed hospital anticipated to open in Spring 2025
Published: Tuesday, October 31st, 2023 @ 8:40 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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NCDHHS Livestream Fireside Chat and Tele-Town Hall Thursday: Caring for Your Health as You Age in NCThe North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services will host a live fireside chat and tele-town hall on Thursday, Oct. 5, from 6 to 7 p.m. to discuss how aging adults can support their health and access the care they need.
Published: Tuesday, October 31st, 2023 @ 4:25 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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North Carolinians who are on the State Health Plan (SHP) for their medical insurance will not see an increase in their premiums for the 2024 benefit year. State Treasurer Dale Folwell and the SHP Board of Trustees agreed to the freeze for the sixth year in a row.
Published: Monday, October 30th, 2023 @ 12:27 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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