Former healthcare executive Jesse Thomas has announced that he is dropping out of the GOP primary race for governor in order to run for North Carolina’s secretary of state.
Published: Sunday, March 10th, 2024 @ 3:01 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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As of Feb. 1, 2024, 346,408 newly eligible North Carolinians are enrolled in Medicaid and now have access to comprehensive health care, according to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services’ Medicaid Expansion Enrollment Dashboard.
Published: Wednesday, February 28th, 2024 @ 11:22 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Controversy surrounds a healthcare provider’s decision to block parents from having access to their children’s prescription records.
Published: Wednesday, February 28th, 2024 @ 8:40 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The Tar Heel State earned failing marks for healthcare and its costs according to a list by Forbes Advisor ranking of all 50 states.
Published: Sunday, February 25th, 2024 @ 8:17 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Gracie Landeck knew that she wanted to be in healthcare, but it was a report about coffee in a biology class that helped her decide on family medicine.
Published: Thursday, January 18th, 2024 @ 1:12 am
By: Attila Nemecz
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The Beaufort Promise Scholarship has helped to increase the number of new healthcare technicians locally and offered the opportunity for new credentials to existing workers, as on display through the large class of program graduates.
Published: Sunday, January 14th, 2024 @ 10:49 am
By: Attila Nemecz
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There's a lot of talk about healthcare, how much it costs, and which country has figured it out best.
Published: Saturday, December 16th, 2023 @ 8:50 am
By: Babylon Bee
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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 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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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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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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“It could ultimately have an impact on not only its operating budgets from a year-to-year basis but also have an impact on our gigantic unfunded healthcare liability,” Folwell said.
Published: Thursday, October 5th, 2023 @ 8:26 am
By: Carolina Journal
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She woke up Monday morning complaining about feeling “kinda punk.” After breakfast I found her on the front porch wrapped in a blanket, shivering in the 90-degree temperature.
Published: Thursday, September 21st, 2023 @ 12:01 am
By: Tom Campbell
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North Carolina State Treasurer Dale Folwell is warning of a potential financial crisis for retiree healthcare provided by local governments across the state.
Published: Monday, August 7th, 2023 @ 3:25 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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No-nonsense Republican & former Healthcare Executive Jesse Thomas announces Gubernatorial campaign centered on eliminating the income tax in North Carolina, improving education, growing the economy, and eliminating Fentanyl.
Published: Friday, August 4th, 2023 @ 8:53 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The N.C. Senate gave final approval Tuesday to a bill that allows the non-profit Blue Cross Blue Shield North Carolina and Delta Dental to reorganize and create a holding company for billions in surplus revenue.
Published: Monday, July 17th, 2023 @ 3:51 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Healthcare technician certifications are excellent “stackable credentials,” in that students can earn one, start working in the field, and return for more even as they are gaining experience and earning an income.
Published: Thursday, June 1st, 2023 @ 1:15 am
By: Attila Nemecz
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Blue Cross North Carolina only Losing Bidder to Proceed with Litigation Against State Health Plan
Published: Friday, May 5th, 2023 @ 2:51 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to use federal healthcare funds to cover at least six months of rent for the state’s disproportionately large homeless population and for those on the brink of losing their housing.
Published: Sunday, April 2nd, 2023 @ 2:43 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Folwell said the consolidation of healthcare has resulted in lower quality, lower access, and higher cost.
Published: Thursday, March 30th, 2023 @ 7:45 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Fayetteville’s Dr. Dickson Schaefer is working as hard as he can, but his Cumberland County waiting room keeps filling back up.
Published: Sunday, March 12th, 2023 @ 9:12 am
By: Carolina Journal
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This week, Rep. Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) led on three separate healthcare initiatives, aimed at improving the lives of millions of Americans.
Published: Friday, March 10th, 2023 @ 8:55 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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A detransitioned woman is taking the first legal action in Spain against the healthcare provider that prescribed her hormones as a teenager and later removed her uterus as a young adult.
Published: Tuesday, March 7th, 2023 @ 1:41 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Rural North Carolina has some of the most beautiful scenery in America, as documented by the growing numbers of tourists.
Published: Monday, February 6th, 2023 @ 9:19 am
By: Tom Campbell
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A federal judge approved a class action settlement of more than $10 million for workers at an Illinois healthcare system whose religious exemptions against taking the COVID vaccine were rejected.
Published: Sunday, January 1st, 2023 @ 11:05 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Long-term care and rehabilitation facilities are eager to hire as vacancies in the healthcare field persist.
Published: Monday, December 19th, 2022 @ 6:17 pm
By: Attila Nemecz
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It takes a lot of chutzpah to speak to a group of doctors about healthcare, but I am known to venture into areas which I probably shouldn’t.
Published: Saturday, December 17th, 2022 @ 8:35 am
By: Tom Campbell
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RALEIGH: Nelipak Corporation (d/b/a Nelipak Healthcare Packaging), a leading global healthcare packaging manufacturer, will initially invest at least $11.8 million to establish a flexible packaging production site in Winston-Salem, announced Governor Roy Cooper.
Published: Thursday, December 15th, 2022 @ 7:10 pm
By: Governor's Office
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As Canada's MAID (Medical Assistance In Dying) system continues to alleviate the pain of patients and the financial strain on the nation's healthcare system, a recent innovation is expected to further improve results
Published: Wednesday, December 14th, 2022 @ 9:39 am
By: Babylon Bee
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Healthcare providers are excited to bring new talent into the field, so they are coming directly to the source at Beaufort County Community College.
Published: Sunday, October 30th, 2022 @ 10:22 pm
By: Attila Nemecz
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A second Raleigh healthcare company executive has pled guilty to defrauding the Medicare system for millions of dollars.
Published: Monday, October 3rd, 2022 @ 4:11 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The latest offering from NCHA on CON Reform looks to increase the monopolistic hold hospitals have in North Carolina according to Senate Leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham.
Published: Monday, September 26th, 2022 @ 2:46 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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N.C. Treasurer Folwell Applauds Ruling
Published: Sunday, September 25th, 2022 @ 1:26 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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As the North Carolina General Assembly plans to return to Raleigh Tuesday, The N.C. Healthcare Association has indicated a potential break in the standoff over certificate-of-need reform. Disagreements involving CON have helped block a deal for Medicaid expansion.
Published: Thursday, September 22nd, 2022 @ 11:23 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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