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Raleigh Faith Leaders Warn Medicaid 'Glitches' Could Gut Coverage

Faith and community leaders crowded into the General Assembly on Tuesday, urging lawmakers to move quickly on fixes to House Bill 696, the emergency Medicaid measure Gov. Josh Stein signed in late April. They argue that technical language tucked into the law could hike costs for patients and strip coverage from thousands of lawfully residing immigrants, and they handed legislative staff a letter asking leaders to correct the provisions before state agencies lock in how the law will work on the ground.

North Carolina · 06-03

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Granville Health System announces intent to collaborate with ECU Center for Telepsychiatry and e-Behavioral Health

Granville Health System plans new collaboration with ECU’s Center for Telepsychiatry to expand integrated outpatient behavioral health care in Granville County.

Granville County, NC · 06-01

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Tar Heel Slimdown Gold Rush, North Carolina Caught In GLP-1 Frenzy

North Carolina has quietly turned into one of the country’s hottest proving grounds for GLP‑1 weight‑loss drugs. From Raleigh committee rooms to Charlotte clinics and Triangle manufacturing lines, the state is wrestling with runaway demand, volatile pricing and safety worries as new oral pills and discount programs change who can get these medications and who gets stuck with the bill.

North Carolina · 06-01

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Duke Health Medical Hub Poised To Transform Garner's Southside

Duke Health is shifting from blueprints to the real thing in Garner, as permit filings and planning work signal that a long-discussed outpatient campus is finally edging toward construction. Local estimates tied to the project put potential employment at about 600 jobs once the campus is fully up and running, a sizable jolt for the town just south of Raleigh.

Garner, NC · 05-30

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Raleigh Nurse Benched After Connecticut Prosecutors Allege Fake-Nurse Medicaid Scam

A Raleigh nurse is sidelined from practicing in North Carolina after Connecticut prosecutors charged her in what they say was a fake-credentials Medicaid scheme that put at least one patient at serious risk. State and criminal filings describe a West Hartford staffing agency and an untrained worker who allegedly carried out nursing tasks across dozens of group-home locations.

Raleigh, NC · 05-28

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WakeMed and Atrium deal would raise State Health Plan costs, Treasurer says

State Health Plan members will face higher costs if a merger deal with Raleigh’s WakeMed hospital system goes through, said State Treasurer Brad Briner, who chairs the plan’s board of trustees. Briner told EdNC that teachers and other state employees would likely pay “10 bucks a month more just to keep WakeMed happy.”

Wake County, NC · 05-28

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Delayed, denied, diffused: Families face an uphill battle in nursing home cases

When first responders responded within minutes to a 911 call from Clayton Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Johnston County, they arrived to find that resuscitation had not yet begun. The resident was pronounced dead just over 30 minutes after the call. At the same nursing home, a resident asked for...

Johnston County, NC · 05-27

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Affordable Care Act Enrollment Dropped in Almost Every N.C. County This Year

This article first appeared on NCLocal. Enrollment in health plans under the Affordable Care Act declined in nearly every North Carolina county this year, according to preliminary data released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in March. Already, early 2026 data showed North Carolina recorded the sharpest drop...

North Carolina · 05-28

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Proposed asphalt plant near Nomaco Park denied by Zebulon leaders in hours-long meeting

After two marathon meetings in Zebulon, town leaders voted to deny a key permit for a proposed asphalt plant. East Wake LLC's proposed asphalt plant would have been at 1444 Old US 264 Highway, just down the road from Nomaco Park, the former home of the Carolina Mudcats and the current home of the Zebulon Devil Dogz.

Zebulon, NC · 05-26

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Delayed, denied, diffused: Families face an uphill battle in nursing home cases

Johnston County, NC · 05-26

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WakeMed to host forums to discuss proposed Atrium deal

WakeMed is planning three community forums this coming week on the hospital system’s proposed combination with Atrium Health. The gatherings are an “open opportunity to listen, learn, and discuss” the plan, WakeMed Health & Hospitals says on its website. Atrium, North Carolina’s largest healthcare provider, has said...

North Carolina · 05-24

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UNC Health Sent WakeMed an Offer. The Raleigh Hospital Says It’s Sticking with Atrium.

Days after it became public that WakeMed intended to merge with Charlotte-based Atrium Health, UNC Health sent the Wake County system an offer. WakeMed quickly rejected it. UNC is still open to negotiate. Atrium’s plans to take control of WakeMed, an independent nonprofit health system, made a splash in the...

Wake County, NC · 05-21

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UNC Health Sent WakeMed an Offer. The Raleigh Hospital Says It’s Sticking with Atrium.

Wake County, NC · 05-21

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County dedicates week to Emergency Medical Services

Johnston County commissioners declare week of May 17 Emergency Medical Services Week, honoring EMS workers and support staff for round-the-clock care and lifesaving service.

Johnston County, NC · 05-20

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NC families with disabled children press lawmakers to maintain funding as federal Medicaid cuts loom

Finley Thomas is an 11-year-old girl who’s got a morning makeup and skin care routine. She loves Halloween, dressing up, her older brothers and cheering with her squad. She also uses a wheelchair, has a tracheostomy tube that gets hooked up to a ventilator at night, receives tube feedings for much of her nutrition, and has multiple therapy sessions each week—all the result of a neurological condition she was born with that has recently required a couple of surgeries.

North Carolina · 05-18