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Patient brokers prey on those struggling with addiction; new campaign works to stop them

NC Health News

Patient brokering, sometimes called body brokering, can take several forms, according to the Dayspring Foundation formerly the Eleanor Health Foundation which supports addressing the social determinants of health within the recovery ecosystem.

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“Health Care” vs. “Healthcare” Signals Change Greater Than Grammar

The Health Care Blog

Aronson, writing in The BMJ , uncovered the term in the title of a 1906 textbook, The Health Care of the Baby. This popular publication, he added, may have been instrumental in introducing the term into Britain, where a British journal in 1907 referred to the health care of the working classes.

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Rural North Carolina counties would suffer most from Medicaid cuts

NC Health News

Sheps Center for Health Services Research at UNC Chapel Hill, said the program is a major source of funding for the states rural hospitals, many of which are struggling financially. Without Medicaid, many of these people on Medicaid would be uninsured, Holmes said in an interview with NC Health News.