Dana Miller Ervin
Dana Miller Ervin is a reporter, examining the U.S. health care system. She originally joined WFAE as a Holly and Paul Freestone Health Care Reporting Fellow.
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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North Carolina's Healthy Opportunities Pilot will launch on March 15, allowing some patients to get assistance with food, shelter, transportation and protection from domestic violence.
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House Bill 96, which passed the state legislature last fall, went into effect Feb. 1. When implemented, it will allow pharmacists to give some medicines without a prescription, including birth control pills.
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Medic, Mecklenburg County's EMS agency, says staffing shortages and increased demand during the latest COVID-19 surge are straining resources. The agency is making some temporary changes to cope, including increasing wait times for some non-emergency situations.
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Charlotte's unemployment rate dropped in 2021, and North Carolina's landed some big employers over the course of the year. A Wells Fargo economist says those are all reasons to be bullish about the region's economy heading into 2022.
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Earlier this month, the U.S. Supreme Court signaled it could overturn Roe. v Wade. And then the FDA made it easier to get abortion pills. Here's how the two could play out in North Carolina.
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If you’re like 1 in 5 Americans, you’ve got a medical bill you can’t pay. Getting a huge bill can be overwhelming. But it turns out there are some things you can do to protect yourself.
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Affordable Care Act — aka Obamacare — policies are cheaper this year, and more North Carolina residents are eligible.
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This is the time of year when all Medicare enrollees can check that their coverage still works for them, and make changes if it doesn’t. Medicare open enrollment occurs now through Dec. 7, and the process can be complicated. Here are a few questions and answers to help you dig in.
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North Carolina Senate Leader Phil Berger surprised a lot of people this week when he said he's willing to consider Medicaid expansion after years of opposing it. But the problem, he says, is House Republicans remain firmly opposed to the idea.
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North Carolina is one of only 12 states that hasn’t expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. Gov. Roy Cooper has pushed for expansion, but the General Assembly has opposed it. Senate President Phil Berger said on Tuesday he was willing to reverse course, but said House Republicans remained firm in their opposition.