Other states can draw lessons from 2019 HCA deal, could give AGs more power to regulate sales, strengthen certificate-of-need laws, it notes.

North Carolina is launching a $20M pilot end law enforcement transportation of mental health patients being involuntarily committed.

New policies limiting transgender rights — including restricting access to gender-affirming care — add emotional and mental strain.

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The proposed legislation defines health benefit mandates as certain regulations on health insurance plans, including things like requiring coverage for hearing aids and prescription contraceptive ...

As the State Health Plan board weighs premium hikes, some members already face higher out-of-pocket health care costs.

While insurance companies press for higher premiums from policyholders to cover liability, state insurance commissioners are fiercely negotiating with the companies to keep rates as low as possible to ...

The Asheville provider’s work did much to make people forgive if not forget. But some say the goodwill engendered by Mission Health is gone.

Over the past two decades, child homicides by a parent or caregiver have dropped, in part because of more supports for at-risk parents.

Insurers say they help lower patient costs by helping people avoid unnecessary or inappropriate health services.

In 2022, North Carolina launched an experimental initiative to address the nonmedical health needs of low-income residents by using Medicaid dollars. This first-in-the-nation effort, known as the ...