/tags/health-care-policy Health Care Policy en-US Copyright Mon, 05 May 2025 20:18:15 GMT /health/2025-05-05/nc-lawmakers-fix-health-care-headaches If you’ve ever been hit with a slew of confusing bills after a hospital stay, had a long wait for an insurance approval or struggled to pay an unexpectedly high medical bill, you know how frustrating health care in North Carolina can be.In fact, by at least one measure, it’s the worst in the nation: A 2024 Forbes Advisor analysis found that the state had the highest average premium for employer-sponsored insurance that includes a worker and a “plus-one.”This session, under growing pressure from patients and health care providers, lawmakers in Raleigh are considering a series of bills designed to trim health care costs and improve access. Mon, 05 May 2025 20:18:15 GMT /health/2025-05-05/nc-lawmakers-fix-health-care-headaches Michelle Crouch/The Charlotte Ledger/NC Health News /show/the-state-of-things/2018-05-15/do-states-regret-expanding-medicaid-not-really In 2014, former President Barack Obama’s health care law gave states the option to expand Medicaid. North Carolina was among 18 states who chose not to… Tue, 15 May 2018 16:05:36 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2018-05-15/do-states-regret-expanding-medicaid-not-really Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /health/2018-05-15/do-states-regret-expanding-medicaid-not-really In 2014, former President Barack Obama’s health care law gave states the option to expand Medicaid. North Carolina was among 18 states who chose not to… Tue, 15 May 2018 16:05:36 GMT /health/2018-05-15/do-states-regret-expanding-medicaid-not-really Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2017-05-11/how-health-care-policy-is-shaping-services-in-rural-north-carolina Mission Health, a hospital system in Western North Carolina, announced this week that it would close its maternity ward at Angel Hospital in Franklin,… Thu, 11 May 2017 16:42:02 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2017-05-11/how-health-care-policy-is-shaping-services-in-rural-north-carolina Jennifer Brookland , Frank Stasio /health/2017-05-11/how-health-care-policy-is-shaping-services-in-rural-north-carolina Mission Health, a hospital system in Western North Carolina, announced this week that it would close its maternity ward at Angel Hospital in Franklin,… Thu, 11 May 2017 16:42:02 GMT /health/2017-05-11/how-health-care-policy-is-shaping-services-in-rural-north-carolina Jennifer Brookland , Frank Stasio