Rural Healthcare
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Biden campaign hosts roundtable on Black maternal health
“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.
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New moms in rural NC are getting better postpartum care thanks to Medicaid expansion
Rural NC physician Laura Ucik says she’s witnessed improvements in post-birth care for patients recently, thanks largely to an expansion in postpartum benefits under Medicaid.
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Trump’s threats to repeal the Affordable Care Act would devastate North Carolina
The Affordable Care Act expanded access to healthcare for millions of Americans. A second Trump presidency could end that progress, especially in rural North Carolina. Fourteen years ago, on March 23, 2010, President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act (ACA) into law. Despite the law’s impact in giving millions of Americans health coverage for…
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We asked North Carolinians if child tax credit payments helped them. Here’s what they said.
Most of the North Carolinians we talked to said the Biden tax credit payments made a big difference at the end of each month. Right now, there’s a push in DC to restore them.
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Medicaid expansion is providing a lifeline to rural North Carolina
It’s only been a month and a half since Medicaid expansion launched in North Carolina, but it’s already been life changing for many residents. The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services automatically enrolled nearly 273,000 people into the program on Dec. 1, including more than 67,000 who live in rural areas, with a…
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Rural hospitals, nursing schools, and mental health support: How NC will spend its $1.7 billion Medicaid bonus
North Carolina expanded Medicaid last year in part because President Biden’s 2021 American Rescue Plan offered a financial incentive that will have equally huge effects on rural healthcare services.
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How $37 billion in federal funding is being used to improve at-home caregiving in NC
North Carolina used American Rescue Plan dollars to fund wage increases for at-home caregivers and launch a fund to recruit and retain workers.
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Cardinal & Pine’s Billy Ball talks rural issues, education on “Do Politics Better”
A far-reaching conversation on the struggles of rural North Carolina, education, and confronting the holidays after a profound loss.
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How to test your drinking water for PFAS and other bad things in NC
Almost 50 water systems in NC have been found to have high levels of toxic PFAS. Here’s how to test if your water has them, or other toxins, in it.
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Biden invests $5 billion to support rural communities, including in North Carolina
The Town of Nashville will use a $1.3 million grant to construct a new fire station, as the current one is shared with the police force and lacks adequate space. The new station will be constructed on a 4.5-acre site on the east side of town, providing expanded services to 5,352 citizens and reducing response…
