NC Health News
FEBRUARY 8, 2025
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 The decision to sell the nonprofit system to the largest for-profit hospital owner in the U.S.
NC Health News
NOVEMBER 30, 2024
Jones Asheville Watchdog Mission Health has permanently closed Asheville Specialty Hospital, the only long-term acute care hospital in western North Carolina, less than two months after suspending its services following Tropical Storm Helene. “We It is a big deal,” Joslin said of the closure.
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NC Health News
DECEMBER 12, 2024
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. In the last six months, CMS has taken enforcement actions against six North Carolina hospitals, half of which are in the Novant Health system.
NC Health News
NOVEMBER 23, 2024
By Liz Carey The Daily Yonder According to new research from the University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center , rural residents are not significantly more likely to be worried about their medical bills than their urban counterparts, but they are more likely to have trouble paying them. Rural women (44.9
NC Health News
NOVEMBER 25, 2024
Kimberly Clement, manager of NCEMS’ Healthcare Preparedness Program , said more than 1,000 patients were treated across the federally declared disaster area for issues ranging from respiratory illness to injuries suffered while clearing debris from their storm-battered homes.
NC Health News
APRIL 11, 2025
The school joins a growing network across North Carolina where students dont have to leave school to be seen for physical or behavioral health needs. The implications underscored the enhancement of healthcare access, early anomaly detection, and the elevation of nursing leadership within the telehealth domain.
The Health Care Blog
MARCH 21, 2022
Hospital consolidation has risen to the top of the health policy stack. However, as we discussed in a 2021 posting in Health Affairs , these large, complex health enterprises played a vital role in the societal response to the once-in-a-century COVID crisis. Origins of Hospital Consolidation.
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