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Tillis introduces policy proposal to improve medicare physician training
Tillis introduced a policy outline to improve Medicare physician training.
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Proof of concept: NCInnovation awards $5.2 million in pilot grants
NCI approved $5.2 million in pilot grants for eight research projects at seven NC public universities.
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Senate budget offers bonuses and raises for state employees, deeper tax cuts for all
In a press conference Monday afternoon, Republican state senators presented a state budget proposal they say is grounded in North Carolina’s strong fiscal position after a decade of prudent budgeting. The Senate proposes returning a portion of surplus revenues to taxpayers and advancing needed capital infrastructure projects in their version of the two-year budget. Senate...
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New and familiar faces at the N.C. General Assembly. Here’s the House:
Carolina Journal is taking a brief look at each new member of the General Assembly — 10 in the Senate and 11 in the House. We look at where they’ve been, what they’re doing now, and what we might expect them to do as lawmakers. The 2021-22 session began in late January. Expect COVID-19 and the ongoing...
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Lawmakers will get $688-million spending bill for hospitals, medical schools
Lawmakers will consider a $688 million spending bill and a series of policy reforms, after money and policy draft bills passed the House Committee on COVID-19 Health Care Working Group Thursday, April 23. The $688 million draft funding bill would pour federal money into universities, hospitals, and the state’s Medicaid program. Its policy counterpart would...
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Governor says N.C. will see ‘many more’ coronavirus cases, but serious cases can be limited
The fight against coronavirus will be a long haul, Gov. Roy Cooper and health officials said after declaring a state of emergency Tuesday, March 10. Five new cases of the novel virus were identified Monday in Wake County. All were linked to a Boston conference last month, raising the state’s total count to seven presumptive...
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UNC takes concerns over budget impasse to the General Assembly
The University of North Carolina’s Board of Governors is taking concerns over North Carolina’s budget impasse straight to the General Assembly — in the form of a resolution asking lawmakers to quit stalling and pass an updated spending plan. The board met Friday, Jan. 17, days after lawmakers failed to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto...
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UNC System leaders ‘grim’ after legislature fails to pass budget
Leaders of the University of North Carolina System are feeling “grim,” in the words of one official presentation, after state lawmakers’ latest one-day trip to Raleigh. Legislators embroiled in a political standoff have failed to pass a budget that would fund the university’s priorities. But the UNC Board of Governors is not relinquishing hope. The...
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General Assembly leaders battle it out in news conferences focusing on budget stalemate
The General Assembly is going home without raising teacher pay and without passing a full budget. During the Tuesday, Jan. 14 session, Senate Republicans failed to garner enough votes to override the vetoes of two bills. The veto overrides for Senate Bill 354, Strengthening Educators’ Pay, and Senate Bill 553, Regulatory Reform Act of 2019,...
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N.C. physicians group agrees to participate in treasurer’s cost-saving project
The largest physicians group in eastern North Carolina has agreed to participate in State Treasurer Dale Folwell’s cost-saving Clear Pricing Project. ECU Physicians, the medical practice of the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, has signed a contract to join the N.C. State Health Plan Network, Folwell and the State Health Plan announced...
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Gerlach: Vidant and Pitt County should reverse course in legal battle over ECU med school
In an email to faculty and staff, East Carolina University Interim Chancellor Dan Gerlach and Brody School of Medicine Dean Dr. Mark Stacy urged Vidant Health and Pitt County commissioners to back off in their fight with the UNC System over Brody School of Medicine. The email, sent Monday, June 10, was clear: The ECU...
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UNC Health Care: No secret plan to take over Vidant
The University of North Carolina never has pursued a takeover of Vidant Health, despite the hospital system’s claims otherwise, UNC Health Care said May 31. Those comments follow the drop of a report showing UNC’s study of possible health care mergers and acquisitions that cross state lines. East Carolina University Physicians and Vidant Health are...
