As a legislative committee grapples with how to keep people with severe mental illness out of jails and hospitals, advocates say some pieces are there, but an effective community-based system eludes ...

Stokes County’s Project Delta and statewide convening highlight demands for health safeguards, moratoriums and community ...

Long-term care beds are full, forcing some patients to be sent to a private facility that costs about $150,000 per patient per month.

Proposed legislation would scale back hospital property tax and sales tax exemptions, shifting millions to state and local governments.

Enhanced plan of correction obtained by Asheville Watchdog details several commitments made to federal regulators.

North Carolina’s men seem to be doing better than the state’s women in getting exercise and improving their life expectancies over time. And while all of North Carolina’s counties saw increases in ...

North Carolina teachers and state employees can expect more changes to the State Health Plan in 2027 as trustees work to control rising costs for care. Tom Friedman, the State Health Plan ...

As Christmas nears, many children will be anticipating a visit from Santa. But despite drops in North Carolina’s unemployment rate and a slowly recovering economy, many of North Carolina’s children ...

With two years of legalized sports betting in the books, public health advocates, researchers and counselors suggest changes.