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HCA’s purchase of Mission Health did not lead to lasting improvements, Wake Forest academic report concludes

NC Health News

Though HCA made improvements to the western North Carolina health care system, according to the Wake Forest University report, many were already planned or required by then-Attorney General Josh Stein as part of the terms of the sale. [I]t by Andrew R. But the agreement did not contain stipulations about quality of care.

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NC Senate budget plan filled with health care policy initiatives

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By Grace Vitaglione and Rose Hoban The North Carolina Senates proposed budget for the next two fiscal years is packed with policy around new health care initiatives, including repealing North Carolinas hospital capacity regulation laws, trimming vacant state job openings and increasing rates for child care subsidies.

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NC hospitals push back on advocacy group’s report on price transparency

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By Jane Winik Sartwell Carolina Public Press When was the last time you knew the full cost of a medical procedure before going under? Hospital price transparency has been enforced by the federal Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services since 2021, but whether the law is functioning as intended is a topic of heated debate.

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Petrochemical plants send millions of pounds of pollutants into waterways each year: Report

Environmental Health News

Nearly 70 petrochemical companies across the nation, including 30 in Texas, are sending millions of pounds of pollutants into waterways each year due to weak or nonexistent regulations, according to a report published by the watchdog group Environmental Integrity Project.

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EPA to NC: Solvent discharge limits deadline ‘mandatory’

NC Health News

In Wake County Superior Court, DEQ appealed the decision of Chief Administrative Law Judge Donald van der Vaart, who is also director of the Office of Administrative Hearings. DEQ or any interested person may request a public hearing on the EPAs objection to the permit. 12, 2024, ruling that revoked permit limits of 1,4-dioxane.

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Scathing audit for N.C. oversight of nursing homes

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by Lucas Thomae and Jane Winik Sartwell Carolina Public Press State oversight of nursing homes received a scathing performance audit, released on Wednesday. As of December 2023, 425 federally certified nursing homes were operating in North Carolina, with a total of 44,128 beds. percent vacancy rate in December 2023, with 14 jobs open.

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Bayer’s new Roundup products more toxic than prior formulations, report asserts

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consumers contain chemicals that pose greater health risks to people than prior formulations suspected of causing cancer, according to an analysis by an environmental health advocacy group. New types of Roundup weed killing products marketed to U.S. The report was disputed by Bayer, which called the analysis “deeply flawed.”