Hurricane victims, struggling rural hospitals, and the state Department of Transportation will get an infusion of cash. Gov. Roy Cooper on Monday, Nov. 18, signed two bills into law that aim to stabilize the DOT and rural hospitals, as well as provide disaster relief for victims of Hurricane Dorian and other major storms. Senate Bill...
As the General Assembly scrambles to adjourn, the Senate made another stab at getting money to failing rural hospitals. Senate Bill 537 would create a rural hospital loan program, which would lend $20 million in taxpayer dollars to distressed rural hospitals. University of North Carolina Health Care and the N.C. Local Government Commission would administer...
Rural hospitals are finding it more difficult to stay open. Since 2006, 11 rural hospitals in North Carolina have closed — seven in the past six years, as more people move to cities and suburbs. “Access to Health Care in Rural Areas” was the topic of discussion as a panel of state lawmakers and health...
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect statements provided by LifeBrite Community Hospital after the article was published. The state’s largest health insurance company is removing a community hospital in Stokes County from its network after an alleged scheme to score millions in insurance revenue. The move is effective Aug. 21. LifeBrite Community...
A petition to ease restrictions on MRI machine ownership for community hospitals was struck down Wednesday by the State Health Coordinating Council’s Technology and Equipment Committee, a division of the the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. The petition, filed by the Cape Fear Valley Health System, headquartered in Fayetteville, requested that community...
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