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Updated food pyramid could boost demand for NC farms
USDA releases new dietary guidelines prioritizing "real food."
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NC allocated over $5 million for fresh produce to schools
The USDA has allocated over $5 million to NC in federal grant money to provide fresh produce in schools.
Opinion
Let the science decide on PFAS in water
Saying “per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances” is a mouthful—so let’s stick with the common abbreviation for this group of man-made chemicals: PFAS. And no, you don’t want a mouthful of them. If consumed in high concentrations, PFAS may be harmful to human health. But we don’t know how high a concentration it takes. That’s why the...
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JLF’s Katherine Restrepo assesses benefits of direct primary care
Katherine Restrepo, John Locke Foundation health and human services policy analyst, discusses potential benefits of direct primary care. Restrepo offered these comments during an interview with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio (Program No. 654).
Opinion
Medical Care Doesn’t Have to Be Expensive
As health insurance is becoming more expensive, some basic health care is curiously becoming more affordable because an increasing number of primary care physicians are breaking away from the status quo.
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JLF’s Katherine Restrepo discusses Obamacare subsidies
Katherine Restrepo, John Locke Foundation health and human services policy analyst, discusses subisidies tied to the Affordable Care Act. Restrepo offered these comments during an interview with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio (Program No. 652).
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JLF’s Katherine Restrepo assesses challenges linked to ICD-10
Katherine Restrepo, John Locke Foundation health and human services policy analyst, discusses complications linked to the new ICD-10 health codes. Restrepo offered these comments during an interview with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio (Program No. 649).
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JLF’s Katherine Restrepo assesses Scott Walker’s health care reform plan
Katherine Restrepo, John Locke Foundation health and human services policy analyst, discusses Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s national health care reform plan. Restrepo offered these comments during an interview with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio (Program No. 642).
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Carolina Journal’s Rick Henderson discusses Aldona Wos’ resignation
Rick Henderson, Carolina Journal managing editor, discusses Dr. Aldona Wos’ resignation as secretary of the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services. Henderson offered these comments during an interview with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio (Program No. 640).
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JLF’s Becki Gray discusses N.C. Medicaid’s fiscal status
Becki Gray, John Locke Foundation vice president for outreach, answers host Tom Campbell’s question about the current fiscal picture for the N.C. Medicaid program. This exchange took place during the Aug. 9, 2015, episode of N.C. Spin.
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JLF’s Katherine Restrepo discusses Obamacare and ‘adverse selection’
Katherine Restrepo, John Locke Foundation health and human services policy analyst, explains how the Affordable Care Act has generated problems with “adverse selection” in the health insurance market. Restrepo’s comments are tied to the report Adverse Selection: Examining the Impact on North Carolina’s Health Insurance Exchange.
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JLF’s Katherine Restrepo discusses FTC response to N.C. certificate-of-need law
Katherine Restrepo, John Locke Foundation health and human services policy analyst, explains why the Federal Trade Commission is interested in North Carolina’s certificate-of-need law. Restrepo offered these comments during an interview with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio (Program No. 637).
