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North Carolina has become the 40th state to expand Medicaid. The proposed plan from Roy Cooper addresses mental health, specifically in youths ages 10-18, as suicide attempts have doubled, increasing ...

Nirav Shah, former leader of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, had been a top contender for the position.

The physicians who ran the practice abruptly decided to shut down midwifery services at the practice. There was no transition ...

Members of the North Carolina House Health Committee, who may or may not support legalizing medical marijuana, now have a ...

By Dr. Joe Thompson My home state of Arkansas is unusual among Southern states in having adopted Medicaid expansion early ... to expand Medicaid. Like North Carolina now, Arkansas then had a ...

The Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust said Tuesday it is providing $350,000 to nonprofit health care advocacy group Care4Carolina toward its initial Medicaid expansion efforts.

Imagine a North Carolina where everybody has access to high-quality ... The N.C. General Assembly brought us closer to that goal in March with passage of Medicaid expansion, a wonderful step that will ...

The Republican-controlled Statehouse has been a vocal opponent of Medicaid expansion. But some experts think SC might benefit ...

Two Senate committees approved legislation to legalize mobile and some in-person sports betting in North Carolina, and the ...