NC's hospitals — and their networks of physician practices, clinics, urgent cares, and other facilities they own or manage — are at the center of many policy disputes.
The North Carolina Supreme Court has decided not to take a case that could have blocked a new hospital in Weaverville.
AdventHealth is asking the North Carolina Supreme Court to reject competitor Mission Health’s legal case against a new hospital in Weaverville. The high court issued a temporary stay last month in the dispute.
The North Carolina Supreme Court has granted a temporary stay in a certificate-of-need case involving new hospital beds in western North Carolina. Mission Health is asking the court to resolve “contradictory” and “confusing” rulings in state CON disputes.
"We are thrilled to help bring this vision to a reality." — Brad Briner, NC treasurer.
Technological innovation in health care can be a double-edged sword, adding cost without making patients healthier or care safer. The concept of value seeks to balance the cost of technology with outcomes of its use.
A recent legal settlement between two of the Triangle’s major healthcare providers will lead to a new 102-bed hospital in southern Durham County by 2032. That’s according to a joint statement Friday from UNC Health and Duke Health.
UNC Health and state health regulators are dropping their appeal in a certificate-of-need battle with Duke Health over 40 new hospital beds in Durham County. A court document filed Thursday indicates the legal fight is over.
While price transparency is certainly a good start, by itself, it is not sufficient to keep prices down if providers don't have enough competition and consumers aren't incentivized to shop.
State regulators have approved an additional 70 hospital beds and four operating rooms for hospitals in Wake County, a far cry from the 246 hospital beds and 13 operating rooms that were requested. Some of those beds and rooms were also included in requests for three new hospitals which were also rejected.
North Carolina's certificate of need sets up a competition for government favors instead of a competition for customers' business.
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