The rules issued last month establish national minimum staffing requirements for federally-funded nursing homes, enact national appointment wait time standards for Medicaid and CHIP enrollees, and more.
The leaders of a groundbreaking birthing center in North Carolina on the Black maternal health crisis, what they do, and the racist roots of prejudice against midwives.
It's time to confront the harsh realities of systemic inequities in maternal healthcare. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Black women are three times more likely than white woman to die from causes related to pregnancy. There's a lot...
Access to affordable resources isn't just about the child's well-being—it's about supporting parents too! From infancy through adolescence, every stage presents unique challenges and without adequate support, parents can feel overwhelmed and isolated, affecting...
Abortion providers work to meet current demand, scramble to accommodate a looming surge of out-of-state patients as Florida’s six-week ban takes effect.
“Despite Black people comprising only 22% of North Carolina’s population, Black women accounted for 43% of pregnancy related deaths between 2020 and 2022,” Rep. Price said.
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Cardinal & Pine (@cardinalandpine) President Biden’s proposed budget would provide millions of families with affordable childcare, elder care, and support for people with disabilities, financed...
These actions include issuing advisories to prevent debt collectors from targeting families with illegal medical debt collection tactics and cracking down on certain collectors. The new efforts could have a major impact in North Carolina, where as many as three million people are affected by medical debt.
Harris wants to expand the $35 monthly cap on insulin costs and a $2,000 annual cap on out-of-pocket drug costs so that they apply to all Americans, not just seniors on Medicare.
Trump’s healthcare 'concepts' include repealing the Affordable Care Act, which would strip health insurance from more than 1.5 million North Carolinians, increase costs, and put people with preexisting conditions at risk of losing their coverage, the Harris-Walz report says.
Doulas are non-medical aides who provide information and support to parents before, during, and shortly after the birth of their babies. Supporters say the state should make doulas in NC more affordable.
These two campaigns have vast differences in their policies to address climate change, and I believe the Harris-Walz campaign is taking steps to address our climate crisis in ways that will benefit North Carolina. Vice President Harris was the deciding vote on the Inflation Reduction Act, which included the largest investment to combat climate change in American history.