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More people in NC will have health insurance on Dec. 1, but …

North Carolina will reach a milestone Dec. 1 when an estimated 600,000 low-income people become eligible to enroll in health insurance under Medicaid expansion.

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About 1,000 North Carolinians a day enroll in expanded Medicaid.

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Medicaid expansion will prove extremely valuable in the fight …

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In Raleigh, Biden and Harris celebrate their administration's record …

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North Carolina has expanded eligibility for Medicaid. Now what

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NC report defines healthcare worker shortage and recommends …

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Innovative early college high school program to help fill healthcare

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A Raleigh-based health center works to reduce rates of Black …

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DHHS putting $5.5 million into prison reentry program

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‘We are sinking’: More anxiety, more violence, and a shortage of …

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Breast cancer cluster suspected at NC State's Poe Hall, …

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NC Court of Appeals issues controversial rulings on involuntary

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Gov. Cooper issues environmental justice order, says it will "last

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