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EPA Withdraws PFAS Guidance as North Carolina Battles Water Contamination

The Environmental Protection Agency pulled guidance that pushed states and wastewater utilities to use Clean Water Act powers against PFAS pollution, according to WWAY TV. This guidance was supposed to stop PFAS from getting into drinking water sources, rivers, and towns. Assistant administrator for the Office of Water Jessica Kramer...

North Carolina · 09-21

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Additional Investment Dollars for State Use Announced by CMS

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is accelerating a once‑in‑a‑generation modernization of rural health care through a series of targeted federal investments now reaching communities across the country. From major technology upgrades and workforce expansion to improved care coordination, transportation access, and digital interoperability, these awards reflect a unified national strategy: strengthen rural health systems, close long‑standing access gaps, and ensure every American, regardless of ZIP Code, can rely on high‑quality, modern care. The following recent state investments illustrate how this commitment is taking shape on the ground, tailored to the unique needs of rural communities in Kansas, Mississippi, North Carolina, Vermont, and West Virginia.

North Carolina · 09-22

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Medicaid work requirements are coming to North Carolina in 2027: Here’s what to know

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Low-income North Carolinians will soon have to work at least 80 hours a month to keep their Medicaid coverage under sweeping new federal rules. Starting Jan. 1, 2027, most adults ages 19 to 64 will be subject to a new “work and community engagement requirement” to get or keep their Medicaid coverage.

North Carolina · 09-19

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North Carolina gets $216k+ in contaminated baby food settlement

North Carolina will receive more than $216,000 to settle Medicaid fraud allegations connected to a contaminated baby formula that led to a nationwide shortage in 2022, the attorney general's office said Monday.

North Carolina · 09-22

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Fixing NC’s troubled hospital approval system

Ophthalmologist Jay Singleton has performed more than 30,000 eye surgeries in his career. For more than 20 years he’s run a vision center in New Bern, where patients receive routine checkups and treatments for eye disorders. But for most of his career, Singleton performed his surgeries inside the local hospital, CarolinaEast Medical Center.

North Carolina · 09-21

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EPA withdraws environmental guidelines designed to stop PFAS from entering drinking water

The EPA has withdrawn federal environmental guidelines designed to stop toxic PFAS chemicals from entering public drinking water sources. The decision rolls back multiple guidelines that encouraged states to use the Clean Water Act to clamp down on industrial chemical polluters. The move deals a heavy blow to North Carolina,...

North Carolina · 09-22

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Tiawana Brown to be sentenced in COVID relief fraud case

Charlotte, NC · 09-21

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Beyond the Headlines: Don Davis discusses health care, rural needs and District 1 race

What is the $25 million funding for Martin County health care?. U.S. Rep. Don Davis sat down with News 12 for a wide-ranging Beyond the Headlines interview about issues affecting North Carolina's 1st Congressional District and his campaign for another term in Congress. Davis, the Democratic incumbent, discussed efforts to...

Martin County, NC · 09-19

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Getting to the bottom of UNC’s role in COVID | Hour 3

This episode is sponsored by Revelation Gold Group – AP Dillon is a reporter for the North State Journal. Read her reporting at NSJonline.com. She publishes a Substack.com newsletter called More To The Story. She joined me to discuss a petition and website launced by a UNC Chapel Hill alum and an independent researcher to force an independent investigation into the university’s role in the research that is linked to the COVID-19 virus. Plus, ACTBlue’s shady donation platform and the Charlotte City Council decides tonight whether to flip-flop again on the I-77 toll project.

Charlotte, NC · 09-21

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Former Charlotte council member Tiawana Brown to be sentenced for COVID loan fraud scheme

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Former Charlotte City Council member Tiawana Brown will be sentenced this month on federal charges connected to a COVID-19 relief fraud scheme, according to court records. Brown’s sentencing was scheduled to take place in a Charlotte court room on Monday, Sept. 22, court records show.

Charlotte, NC · 09-18

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North Carolina water feature linked to teen's fatal brain-eating amoeba infection

DURHAM, N.C. (WCTI) — A water feature at a Durham, North Carolina, community organization was the most likely exposure source in a fatal Naegleria fowleri infection involving a teenager, state health officials said in a new investigation. The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services said investigators could...

Durham, NC · 09-18

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Stein: Revised Atrium-WakeMed deal addresses concerns over costs, investment

Gov. Josh Stein no longer opposes the Atrium-WakeMed deal after revisions capped price increases, funded $2 billion in projects and expanded indigent care commitments.

North Carolina · 09-21

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New N.C. doctors shy from practicing in rural areas

Only eight of the 463 people who graduated from a North Carolina public or private medical school in 2015 were practicing in 64 rural counties in 2025. The data comes from an annual retention report by UNC Chapel Hill’s Sheps Center and the Area Health Education Centers program. It reflects a federal definition of rural areas that differs from the more typical one that includes some larger N.C. counties, including Pitt, where East Carolina University operates a large hospital.

North Carolina · 09-18

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Opinion: Hospital monopolies are making us sicker ... and poorer

A North Carolina columnist argues hospital consolidation has raised costs, reduced competition and put the proposed Atrium-WakeMed combination under scrutiny.

North Carolina · 09-18

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North Carolina water feature linked to teen's fatal brain-eating amoeba infection

Durham, NC · 09-18

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CaroMont Health Announces Major New Hospital for Fast-Growing Lake Wylie

A new hospital is planned for the fast-growing Lake Wylie area, bringing emergency and inpatient care closer to western York County. CaroMont Health has purchased land along Highway 557 and expects the facility to open in 2031. The hospital would primarily serve Lake Wylie, Clover, western York County and southern...

York County, SC · 09-16

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Fixing North Carolina’s Troubled Hospital Approval System

Written by Lucas Thomae, Carolina Public Press. Ophthalmologist Jay Singleton has performed more than 30,000 eye surgeries in his career. For more than 20 years he’s run a vision center in New Bern, where patients receive routine checkups and treatments for eye disorders. But for most of his career, Singleton performed his surgeries inside the local hospital, CarolinaEast Medical Center.

North Carolina · 09-18

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Chemours to pay $455 million for Fayetteville Works pollution

North Carolina and a handful of local governments agreed to settle with Chemours over its pollution in the eastern part of the state, the parties announced on Thursday. The company will pay the state and 11 entities near its Fayetteville Works plant on the border of Cumberland and Bladen counties $455 million over the next 15 years for what the company said in a press release involved both the plant and “claims of PFAS contamination unrelated to that site.”

North Carolina · 09-15

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MAMA Celebrates 40 Years of Providing Critical Care

Forty years after its first flight, Mission Health’s Mountain Area Medical Airlift (MAMA) is celebrating four decades of providing critical air medical care across Western North Carolina and the surrounding region. Since the program began on Sept. 29, 1986, MAMA crews have transported more than 31,000 patients, bringing highly specialized care to patients when minutes matter and quickly connecting them with the level of care they need.

Asheville, NC · 09-18

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In new State Health Plan program, a cluster of rural NC hospitals could cost patients more

State employees will likely pay more for healthcare if they use hospital systems in four rural counties north of the Triangle. The State Health Plan is wrapping up new insurance coverage agreements with hospitals across the state, as part of its "Preferred Provider" program to reduce costs. The goal is to steer patients toward hospitals that agree to offer lower-cost services.

North Carolina · 09-16