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

NC Health News

MARCH 18, 2025

Credit: Courtesy of East Carolina University Weve lost a lot Rural health care access in general across North Carolina has suffered in recent years. Sheps Center for Health Services Research at UNC Chapel Hill. At least 10 other hospitals in rural towns across the state are at risk of going under.

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

NC Health News

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

By Grace Vitaglione Michael Roberts went to treatment for substance use disorder 26 times. Treatment facilities and providers may also misrepresent their services or their accreditation status. Jim Burgin (R-Angier) said at the conference Feb.

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Rural North Carolina counties would suffer most from Medicaid cuts

NC Health News

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

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.

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

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

Rural North Carolina counties would suffer most from Medicaid cuts

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