Thousands of North Carolina Medicare enrollees face plan cancellations and rising drug costs in 2027. Here’s what to know ...

After an 18-month pause, the Medicaid initiative will resume with stricter eligibility requirements and a narrower focus on food assistance.

Only 4% of hiring was for new positions, according to an analysis that points to retention, safety and geography as the biggest challenges.

A new committee will explore ways to strengthen support for the roughly 4,700 people with mental health diagnoses leaving state prisons each year.

Across North Carolina, health systems are spending billions to grow and stake out new territory. Will patients be better off?

The agreement resolves a dispute over health care costs that left thousands of state employees wondering whether they could afford to keep their doctors.

The project fills a gap in a state where recovery housing falls short of need, and money, stigma and a lack of affordable housing stand in the way.

Chemicals used to reduce coolant’s climate impact end up breaking down in the atmosphere into trifluoroacetic acid, or TFA, a pollutant that persists in the environment. Many researchers classify TFA ...

Needle exchanges, disease testing, providing Narcan and other harm reduction efforts navigate complexities of Western NC communities.

Craven County Schools serves locally sourced food to students through partnerships with North Carolina farmers.

In December 2023, the attorney general’s office did just that. Brought by then Attorney General Josh Stein, now governor, and continued under Attorney General Jeff Jackson, it accuses HCA and Mission ...

The burden and cost of caring for aging parents falls hardest on low-income households, a new report suggests.