Atrium Health reverses decision on parental access to children’s prescriptions
Atrium Health has done a reversal on a new policy it recently implemented that would block parents from having access to their children’s prescription records.
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.
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.
Gov Roy Cooper and NCDHHS Secretary Kody Kinsley announced Monday that Medicaid expansion will begin on Dec. 1. This will add hundreds of thousands of working-age, able-bodied adults to the state's Medicaid program, making it the largest single expansion of an entitlement program in state history.
In its fifth semi-annual report examining hospitals’ compliance with the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule, PatientRightsAdvocate.org (PRA) found that. North Carolina came in 7th place in the U.S. for hospital price transparency.
H.B. 346, Reorganization & Economic Development Act, sailed through three House committees, including Health, Insurance, and Rules, this week before passing 86-26 in the House Thursday and now heads to the Senate.
NC Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey says an NC House bill that would allow Blue Cross Blue Shield North Carolina to create a holding company in which it could move policyholder money is a bad idea, mainly because the company would be deregulated.
On Tuesday, the House Health Committee will consider several bills that critics say are likely to raise insurance costs for consumers. North Carolina ranks among the most expensive states in the country for healthcare. The Tar Heel state is one of eight in the United States where the average potential cost of healthcare surpasses $8,000 annually, according...
Democrat Gov. Roy Cooper signed the Medicaid Expansion bill Monday afternoon outside the Governor’s Mansion.
The state has given WakeMed preliminary approval to build a new hospital in Garner and a new mental health hospital in Knightdale. The state also approved adding beds to both Duke Raleigh and UNC Rex hospitals.