Dana Miller Ervin
Dana Miller Ervin is the Holly and Paul Freestone Health Care Reporting fellow, examining the U.S. health care system.
Ervin is an award-winning journalist who has worked at “60 Minutes,” CNBC, “CBS This Morning” and “Nightline.” She has three Emmy Awards for investigative reporting and research, as well as a Peabody Award and an Alfred I. DuPont Award. Ervin has also served as a senior, nonpartisan investigator for the U.S. House Appropriations Committee, digging deep into big government programs.
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For the first time ever, most Medicaid patients have to choose their health plan. It’s part of North Carolina’s transition to managed care, and Charlotte’s Center for Legal Advocacy wants to make sure beneficiaries understand the changes. -
North Carolinians can go on HealthCare.gov between April 1 and Aug. 15 for greater subsidies thanks to a provision in the $1.9 trillion stimulus bill.
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Americans spend more on medical care than people in other free market countries, but we’re also less healthy. A growing number of doctors —including some who advised the Biden campaign — believe the only way to improve health and cut costs is to address the social factors which contribute to poor health. Now North Carolina's Medicaid transformation is about to test that, potentially paving the way for changes across the country.
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On July 1, the management of most of the Medicaid program will be transferred to a handful of private companies. And starting Monday, 1.6 million North Carolinians can start to choose their plan.
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There are 7.4 million insulin-dependent diabetics in the country. According to the American Diabetes Association, 650,000 of them are rationing insulin because of the cost.
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The COVID-10 relief bill will reduce health care costs and incentivize states like North Carolina to expand Medicaid coverage.
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Those who missed the opportunity to sign up for Obamacare last December will soon have another chance to enroll, and that means 650,000 more North Carolinians could have health insurance.
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American women are less likely to survive pregnancy and childbirth than women in many other developed nations. And data shows African American women and their babies are the most likely to die. Now Congress may consider measures to address the problem.
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Democrats won the tiniest of majorities in the U.S. Senate this week, but that one-vote majority will have a large impact on health care.
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A new Trump Administration regulation going into effect on Jan. 1 requires hospitals to post their prices online. It will allow people to comparison shop for hospital care.
