Hospital systems struggle as uninsured illegal immigrants use them as their free health care destination
Published: Friday, March 15th, 2024 @ 8:41 am
By: Countrygirl1411
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also floods our hospitals
Published: Tuesday, October 3rd, 2023 @ 10:11 pm
By: John Steed
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illegal alien migrants cost Yuma hospital $26 million in 12 month period
Published: Friday, February 24th, 2023 @ 8:28 pm
By: John Steed
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why give these lawbreakers free medical care?
Published: Monday, December 26th, 2022 @ 7:56 am
By: John Steed
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National leadership role elevates focus on rural academic health care
Published: Friday, December 9th, 2022 @ 3:50 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Covid deaths many not from covid
Published: Sunday, May 15th, 2022 @ 5:07 pm
By: Countrygirl1411
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State Treasurer Dale Folwell is once again sounding the alarm on some nonprofit hospitals in the state, with a new report that shows low-income patients are being billed when they were eligible for charity care.
Published: Friday, January 28th, 2022 @ 12:02 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina State Health Plan and the National Academy of State Health Policy find that disadvantaged patients received bills from hospitals instead of nonprofit charity care.
Published: Wednesday, January 26th, 2022 @ 1:40 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Hospitals deny right to try to dying patient
Published: Tuesday, December 14th, 2021 @ 1:38 pm
By: Countrygirl1411
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North Carolina received more than $4.9 million federal funds for small rural hospitals in the state to provide COVID-19 testing and mitigation
Published: Monday, October 11th, 2021 @ 7:38 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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N.C. Treasurer Dale Folwell says N.C. hospitals aren’t being transparent on their pricing, despite federal rules requiring them to do so.
Published: Saturday, April 3rd, 2021 @ 7:29 am
By: Carolina Journal
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As Vidant Health continues to respond to the evolving COVID-19 pandemic across North Carolina, we are taking steps to ensure the safety of all.
Published: Friday, February 12th, 2021 @ 10:16 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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As Vidant Health continues to respond to the evolving COVID-19 pandemic across North Carolina, we are taking steps to ensure the safety of all.
Published: Saturday, January 2nd, 2021 @ 2:39 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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More than ever, rural communities in America are in need of a strong advocate to help shape the future of health care delivery by strengthening academic hospitals and health systems.
Published: Friday, November 27th, 2020 @ 8:05 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Vik Khanna argues in a Federalist column that we are all suffering now from hospitals‘ lack of preparation for a pandemic.
Published: Friday, July 17th, 2020 @ 4:23 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A federal judge ruled the Department of Health and Human Services’ rule to force hospitals to disclose their negotiated prices with insurers was legal.
Published: Friday, June 26th, 2020 @ 7:01 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Even health care workers aren’t immune to the economic devastation brought by the coronavirus.
Published: Saturday, June 13th, 2020 @ 11:59 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Lawmakers will consider a $688 million spending bill and a series of policy reforms, after money and policy draft bills passed the House Committee on COVID-19 Health Care Working Group Thursday, April 23.
Published: Tuesday, April 28th, 2020 @ 6:48 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina’s hospitals asked for $3 billion from Congress’s $2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act.
Published: Tuesday, April 14th, 2020 @ 11:09 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Telemedicine is finally realizing its potential in patients’ homes and hospital rooms across North Carolina.
Published: Saturday, April 4th, 2020 @ 9:47 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Things could still change, but as of mid-day on Wednesday, it seems that the Congressional relief package for coronavirus response is all but done.
Published: Thursday, April 2nd, 2020 @ 10:51 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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I agree that this is good news, especially given the fact that we are facing a pandemic.
Published: Wednesday, March 25th, 2020 @ 8:41 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Vidant Health values family and community presence when loved ones and friends are in the hospital.
Published: Saturday, March 21st, 2020 @ 5:27 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Due to the high number of people with the flu in our community, we are temporarily changing our family presence and visitation practices for patient safety as well as the safety of visitors.
Published: Wednesday, January 8th, 2020 @ 8:28 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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When Hurricane Florence battered North Carolina, vaccines spoiled in Lee Ann Amann’s clinic and across the coastline. Without a reliable generator, her clinic shut down and lost tens of thousands of dollars.
Published: Tuesday, December 10th, 2019 @ 10:13 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Hurricane victims, struggling rural hospitals, and the state Department of Transportation will get an infusion of cash.
Published: Saturday, November 23rd, 2019 @ 4:23 am
By: Carolina Journal
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As the General Assembly scrambles to adjourn, the Senate made another stab at getting money to failing rural hospitals.
Published: Sunday, November 3rd, 2019 @ 1:01 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Since 2006, 11 rural hospitals in North Carolina have closed — seven in the past six years, as more people move to cities and suburbs.
Published: Thursday, October 10th, 2019 @ 10:45 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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With fiscal forecasts predicting the State Health Plan will go broke in four years, the N.C. treasurer is hatching new tactics to push hospitals into clear pricing.
Published: Monday, October 7th, 2019 @ 10:06 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina’s cities host some of the nation’s most monopolistic hospital markets.
Published: Thursday, September 19th, 2019 @ 8:58 am
By: Carolina Journal
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On Ocracoke Island, the streets stink of dead fish, and water still laps at houses.
Published: Thursday, September 12th, 2019 @ 4:19 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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UNC Hospitals is one step closer to regaining its clean reputation, but concerns remain.
Published: Friday, September 6th, 2019 @ 6:46 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The Joint Commission made its report on UNC Hospitals public Wednesday, Aug. 28, citing a laundry list of 44 performance issues that cost UNC its clean status of accreditation.
Published: Tuesday, September 3rd, 2019 @ 11:19 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The flagship facility of UNC Health Care was placed on probation after receiving a preliminary denial of accreditation because of issues with psychiatric treatment.
Published: Wednesday, August 28th, 2019 @ 7:42 am
By: Carolina Journal
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