Key Takeaways:  By Taylor Knopf When John Pendzich, 27, moved out of a group home for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and into his studio apartment in downtown Raleigh, his life opened up. He got a job bagging groceries at Harris Teeter. There’s a YMCA around the corner where he likes to work out. […]

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Key Takeaways:  By Michelle Crouch As North Carolina hospitals jockey for position in an increasingly competitive health care market, Duke Health is hoping to make another big move into Charlotte. The Durham-based health system announced Wednesday that it’s teaming up with Gastonia-based CaroMont Health to seek state approval to build two new hospitals in Mecklenburg […]

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By Rose Hoban Fall leaves are starting to turn, and school is in full swing. That means respiratory infections are about to tick up, and it’s the time of year when health care providers talk to their patients about vaccinations.  This year, though, the topic seems even more fraught. A lot of mixed messaging is […]

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Key takeaways: By Jaymie Baxley Two North Carolina congressional representatives — a Republican and a Democrat — have teamed up on federal legislation meant to recruit and retain doctors, nurses and other health care workers in rural communities. U.S. Reps. Pat Harrigan (R-10) and Don Davis (D-1) say the bill, which they’ve dubbed the REACH […]

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Key takeaways: By Ashley Fredde Three North Carolina legal aid organizations are suing state legislative leaders over a budget provision that redirects millions of dollars from programs that provide low-income residents with free civil legal services to attorneys who represent people who cannot afford a lawyer in criminal cases.  “The $15 million per year that […]

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By Bria Maddox EdNC A statewide poll recently found that North Carolina voters across political parties view childcare as both an affordability issue for families and a workforce issue for the state. Conducted by WNC Early Childhood Coalition and First Five Years Fund, the poll also found broad support for state and federal investment in […]

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By Elisabeth Rosenthal  KFF Health News As Americans grow increasingly frustrated with their healthcare system, a proposal that has long been kicked around on the Democratic periphery is showing up in debates and on political platforms: “Medicare for All.” According to a 2025 Economist-YouGov poll, nearly 60% of Americans favor a system of Medicare for […]

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By Jennifer Fernandez Key Takeaways: At 19 years old, Jamie Barricelli became a de facto mother of four. She was a student at UNC Wilmington when she got the phone call that changed the trajectory of her life. It was her younger brother, who told her police and social services were at the house. The […]

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Key Takeaways:  By Ashley Fredde The morning of Oct. 17, 2023, was dawning in Charlotte when George Marks rolled out of The Citadel at Myers Park in his electric wheelchair. First light was creeping into the sky when, just feet from the facility’s entrance, according to a police report, Marks rolled into Providence Road as […]

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Key Takeaways:  By Michelle Crouch UPDATE: On Tuesday, Oct. 13, a judge ruled against state officials who had asked a judge for a temporary restraining order to block Atrium Health’s new affordability program for state employees enrolled in the State Health Plan. In a statement, Atrium applauded the ruling: “The NC State Health Plan’s financial […]

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