Funding reductions proposed by Congress threaten hospitals, children’s health and local economies in rural communities.

With the Trump administration and Republican-controlled Congress casting an ominous shadow over the future of the state's ...

On the front, however, a recent fact sheet distributed by the nonpartisan Commonwealth Fund entitled “What Medicaid brings to North Carolina” does precisely that. The following is a by-the-numbers ...

A 90% reduction in funding for a federal program that helps people obtain health insurance could mean less support for WNC ...

The Trump administration will likely allow states to impose Medicaid work requirements, but some states have found it to be complicated.

Republicans are proposing deep cuts to Medicaid to finance tax cuts and other priorities. Pushback is coming not only from ...

House Bill 79 would establish a 12-member North Carolina Small Business Retirement Savings Board to oversee the retirement ...

When North Carolina lawmakers drafted a Medicaid expansion bill, they included a provision to end the program if federal cost-sharing terms changed to increase the state’s financial burden.

Jonathan Oberlander, a professor and health policy scholar at the University of North Carolina, said he doesn’t expect to see any of the remaining states rushing to fully expand Medicaid. Before ...

Key pay-for proposed for reconciliation bill is riddled with political risks and could spur backlash from hospitals, health ...

Dr. Devdutta "Dev" Sangvai was sworn in as the new secretary for the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services on Jan. 12, 2025. Sangvai spoke with WRAL anchor/reporter Lena Tillett about ...