North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) began sending out letters last week to up to 300,000 people who are enrolled in Medicaid’s limited Family Planning program and now qualify for full NC Medicaid benefits starting Dec. 1 thanks to Medicaid expansion that was passed earlier this year by the General Assembly and fully became law with the passage of the state budget in September.
A national report card on hospital patient safety has ranked North Carolina in third place among hospitals in the U.S. that had mostly “A” ratings when it comes to patient safety, up from sixth place this past spring.
State legislative leaders and the Department of Health and Human Services take different stances on a request to block a new state law banning gender transition surgeries for minors. Top lawmakers filed paperwork in US District Court Friday opposing a preliminary injunction in the case Voe v. Mansfield. The suit targets House Bill 808. Meanwhile, state lawyers representing DHHS argued in a separate court filing that the new state law runs afoul of federal law.
The John Locke Foundation is supporting a New Bern eye surgeon’s legal fight against state regulations that block him from performing procedures in his own building. The state Supreme Court has agreed to take up Dr. Jay Singleton’s case against North Carolina’s certificate-of-need law in the months ahead.
The federal government believes North Carolina’s new law banning gender transition surgeries for minors violates the US Constitution. Federal officials offered that opinion in a court document filed Friday.
Controversy surrounds a healthcare provider’s decision to block parents from having access to their children’s prescription records.
The Tar Heel State earned failing marks for healthcare and its costs according to a list by Forbes Advisor ranking of all 50 states.
A case at North Carolina's Court of Appeals focuses on the absence of public hearings in recent certificate-of-need decisions.
The state Supreme Court has rejected a request to overturn its earlier decision allowing government retirees to pursue a lawsuit that could restore a discarded premium-free health care option. The decision affects 220,000 retirees.
A recent decision in a legal dispute from western North Carolina could shake up multiple cases involving state certificates of need. The decision prompted one of the state’s largest health care providers to file a friend-of-the-court brief Monday.
North Carolina's highest court has a chance to strike down a significant barrier to health care reform.
