Jaymie Baxley | North Carolina Health News
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Insect expert explains why mosquitos plague battered parts of the state in the wake of big storms, and what you can do to protect yourself.
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Medicaid expansion has already provided more than 450,000 low-income North Carolinians with health insurance. Could it also help them find better-paying jobs?
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Under a new federal rule, home health care providers in North Carolina will be required to put most of the money they receive from Medicaid toward workers’ wages.
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Thousands of North Carolinians with intellectual and developmental disabilities rely on caregivers, known as direct support professionals, for help with everyday tasks like bathing and eating. But those workers are in short supply.
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The end of a federal program that provides internet subsidies to low-income families could leave hundreds of thousands of North Carolinians without access to online health services.
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Suicide is the third leading cause of death among people ages 18 to 35 in North Carolina. It claims more lives than homicide, and its toll on young adults is surpassed only by motor vehicle accidents and unintentional drug overdoses.
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Tens of thousands of beneficiaries with extensive care needs are expected to be moved to tailored plans on July 1.
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Hundreds of thousands of low-income North Carolinians will begin the new year eligible for health insurance under the Medicaid expansion — a policy change that was a decade in the making.
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Increased reimbursement for psychiatrists, psychologists, counselors, substance use treatment professionals and others may lead more of them to accept Medicaid — expanding access to care for state residents.
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Rural North Carolina hospitals and health care initiatives to get a huge boost over the next couple of years.