by Beacon Media | May 14, 2025 | Healthcare, Local Organizing, North Carolina, North Carolina Community, North Carolina State Politics
More than 14,000 North Carolinians with intellectual and developmental disabilities receive ‘Innovations Waiver’ benefits under Medicaid. My son is among those receiving help.
But thousands more North Carolinians with intellectual and developmental disabilities — almost 19,000 of them — are on the “Registry of Unmet Needs,” the waitlist to receive these services under Medicaid.
by Rose Hoban | May 7, 2025 | Healthcare, North Carolina State Politics, Rose Hoban, Uncategorized
As lawmakers in Raleigh consider a bill that would change the required hours for teens’ provisional permits, some are raising concerns. By Rose HobanN.C. Health News Credit: Ron Lach; Creative Commons License One night, not long after I’d graduated high...
by Rose Hoban | Mar 11, 2025 | Healthcare, Politics, Rose Hoban, U.S. Politics
The Trump administration’s withdrawal from meetings that establish the flu virus has experts worried.
by Beacon Media | Mar 11, 2025 | Healthcare, Politics, U.S. Politics
Republicans in Congress want to gut Medicaid, denying life-saving health care for regular families to cut taxes for billionaires.
by Rose Hoban | Mar 4, 2025 | Healthcare, Politics, Rose Hoban, U.S. Politics
Rose Hoban, the editor of N.C. Health News, reacts to recent changes to federal healthcare budgets.
by Beacon Media | Nov 25, 2024 | Appalachia, Business, Climate crisis, Environment, Healthcare, Hurricane Helene, Hurricanes, Local Organizing, Local Politics, North Carolina, North Carolina Community, North Carolina State Politics, Reclaiming Rural, Western North Carolina
Canton Mayor Zeb Smathers calls on lawmakers in Raleigh to deliver for hurricane victims By Zeb Smathers From the moment Hurricane Helene unleashed its fury on North Carolina, we’ve witnessed the best of humanity. Neighbors of all beliefs, political parties,...
