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Back to school: Nurse seeks training to help bridge mental health care gap in rural NC

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By Jennifer Fernandez As the mental health crisis for adults and kids worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic, Ivy Bagley decided to go back to school for one more certification. I decided during the pandemic, when we could not get kids seen for mental health, I wanted to be part of the solution, Bagley said. She graduated in December.

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With Medicaid expansion, NC governor solidified health care legacy 

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By Jaymie Baxley While campaigning to become the state’s 75th governor in 2016, Roy Cooper said he wanted to help low-income North Carolinians who had been forced to forgo basic medical care because they could not afford health insurance. Roy Cooper at ECU Health Medical Center in Greenville. billion in federal financial incentives.