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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Ballad Health announced Thursday that it and UnitedHealthcare had finalized a multi-year agreement for UnitedHealthcare’s Medicare Advantage individual and group retiree plans. According to a release, the agreement “includes value-based measures as our organizations prioritize quality of care and overall patient experience for the people we mutually serve.” “Ballad Health […]
DENVER – A group of individuals known as the Good Shepherd HealthCare Alliance started “stargazing.”. It all started with Dr. Peter Alford, a physician with the Catawba Valley Health System who practices a combination of pulmonary and sleep medicine, looking for a service project for children as part of a multi-church celebration of MLK Day last January.
Between 2000 and 2023, the Town of Troutman’s population grew 122.6%. Today, the town has the same number of urgent cares to serve this rapidly growing Charlotte suburb — none. Iredell Health will soon fill this unmet need with the opening of Iredell Urgent Care – Troutman.
The Alexander County Board of Commissioners approved two rezoning requests and addressed a nuisance violation during its regular meeting on Monday, November 2, 2026, according to a county press release. Patrick Creech, Alexander County Planning Director, presented a rezoning request from Martin Kanupp for five acres located at 8574 NC...
Northern Regional Hospital in Mount Airy has a new owner. Novant Health announced Monday that the 133-bed hospital and its roughly 1,000 employees officially joined its system, with the facility taking on a new name: Novant Health Northern Regional Medical Center. Novant marked the transition with a celebration in Mount...
Friday, November 6th is the grand opening of Mountain Community Health Partnership’s new headquarters in Spruce Pine. The new location is an integrated health clinic providing expanded primary care, behavioral health, an in-house pharmacy. The 20,000-square-foot building marks a milestone in MCHP’s commitment to providing healthcare services in the region. This expansion establishes MCHP’s new Spruce Pine Health Center, which joins existing MCHP locations: Bakersville, Burnsville, and Celo Health Centers, and the Bakersville Dental Clinic. MCHP has been dedicated to providing compassionate, community-based rural health care since 1947.
Raleigh -- November 3, 2026: State health officials report modest increases in the Asheville region while broader respiratory activity remains low st... Raleigh -- November 3, 2026: State health officials report modest increases in the Asheville region while broader respiratory activity remains low statewide. Emergency department visits for flu-like and...
Thousands of North Carolinians face Medicare coverage changes as insurers discontinue plans or adjust their service areas for 2027. Monthly premiums don’t tell the whole story. Changes to deductibles, prescription drug costs and provider networks could affect what beneficiaries pay. Medicare open enrollment ends Dec. 7. Advocates encourage beneficiaries...
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Novant Health is expanding access to specialized care for people experiencing migraines and chronic headaches with the launch of a new virtual headache clinic available to adults across North Carolina. The new service, called Novant Health Virtual Headache Care, allows patients ages 18 and older...
Medicare Advantage members who use Sarasota Memorial in Florida, OHSU in Oregon, CarolinaEast Medical Center in North Carolina or InterMed in Maine face a network change on Jan. 1, 2027, and Medicare’s fall enrollment window closes Dec. 7. The four breaks involve three different insurers, so the name of a member’s plan, not the name […] The post Some Medicare Advantage members in Florida, Oregon, North Carolina and Maine may lose Sarasota Memorial, OHSU, CarolinaEast or InterMed on Jan. 1 unless they switch by Dec. 7 appeared first on The Money Overview .
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Southeastern Orthopedics & Spine has added five physicians to its practice this fall, expanding specialty care options for patients in Asheville and across Western North Carolina. The physicians bring experience in spine surgery, sports medicine, shoulder conditions, pain management and joint replacement. All five are...
ASHEBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — Randolph Community College got a generous boost towards expanding its advanced emergency medical training program after receiving a $250,000 grant following approval by the North Carolina State Board of Community Colleges on Oct. 16. RCC received North Carolina’s High-Cost Workforce Start-Up Grant to help strengthen the region’s emergency response workforce. Labor […]
About 4,700 people with mental health diagnoses leave North Carolina state prisons each year. Limited staffing and other barriers can make it difficult to coordinate treatment and support as they transition back into their communities. A new committee is developing recommendations to improve services and support for people with mental...
The NC Department of Health and Human Services today launched a new dashboard sharing all projects that were awarded Rural Health Transformation Program funds in Year 1, along with the counties served, the amounts committed, and brief descriptions of the work. The announcement comes after the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) awarded an initial $100 million to North Carolina for Year 2 Rural Health Transformation Program funding, with additional funding to follow. The program aims to improve health care in rural communities, help people get better care, and maintain rural health services.
More than 2 million North Carolinians cast ballots during early voting ahead of Election Day.
North Carolina’s State Health Plan will close open enrollment for 2027 coverage on Nov. 6, 2026. Retirees on the plan have until that date to review their choices and make changes, after the state pushed the deadline back from Oct. 30. The plan covers about 750,000 members and has warned that it could run out […]
North Carolina’s public health commission held an Oct. 28 joint meeting with physicians virtually to discuss federal Medicaid changes, including coverage restrictions affecting noncitizens, anticipated funding reductions, and investments in rural healthcare. State Health Director Dr. Lawrence Greenblatt said approximately 10,500 people had lost Medicaid coverage following changes to...
North Carolina's healthcare workforce is not keeping pace with the state's rapid population growth, according to a new report. The NC Center on the Workforce for Health says North Carolina needs to train more nurses, nursing assistance, and emergency medical technicians while retaining people who already work in those professions.
