Nationwide, contract disputes are common, with more than 650 hospitals having public spats with an insurer since 2021. They could become even more common as hospitals brace for about $1 trillion in cuts to federal health care spending prescribed by President Donald Trump’s signature legislation signed into law in July.
With federal immigration operations increasing in North Carolina this year, limited information has been shared about Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees who are pregnant and a nonprofit group helping women in crisis is working to change it.
North Carolina Republicans approved a ‘bait and switch’ bill that would block Medicaid patients from using their insurance at Planned Parenthood clinics.
Between teaching and patient care, North Carolina OB-GYNs Beverly A. Gray and Jonas Swartz co-host “Outlawed,” a podcast that unpacks abortion bans, misinformation, and the people caught in-between.
Floodwaters, rats, and mold once threatened to derail a Haywood County family’s future—until Medicaid helped them find safe housing. Now advocates warn stories like theirs may disappear under Republicans’ “big beautiful bill.”
Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill threatens to pull Medicaid coverage from clinics that provide reproductive health care across the nation.
Here is a by-the-numbers look at Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill" and its significant impact on the lives of women, children and LGBTQ+ Americans.
North Carolina's new loan repayment initiative aims to attract and retain primary care physicians in rural areas. North Carolina is taking bold steps to address the critical shortage of healthcare providers in its rural communities, which serve nearly one-third of...
At Cardinal & Pine's first live event, North Carolina veterans, families, and lawmakers warned that proposed cuts to VA care—and attacks on democracy—threaten those who’ve already sacrificed the most.
While North Carolina has expanded Medicaid for postpartum care, gaps in maternal support persist. Entrepreneurs and lawmakers are stepping in to provide critical resources for new mothers who lack essential postpartum support.
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