Advocates push more support for people with disabilities as waiting list nears 19,000
Nearly 19,000 people with disabilities are on a years-long waiting list for a support program that is already serving more ...
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Advocates push more support for people with disabilities as waiting list nears 19,000
There are 18,771 people currently on the waitlist, according to the N.C. Department of Health and ... Disability Rights North Carolina, and Republican Sen. Tim Moffitt of Hendersonville.
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Child care is key to health care after Helene, regional health providers say
Child care solutions are essentially, say WNC employers, who have been increasingly vocal this year about the need for ...
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Deserts for women’s health care services expand in rural NC counties
In western North Carolina, AdventHealth Hendersonville added 12 delivery rooms between 2013 and 2023. Harris Regional ...
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NC Health and Human Services Department to cut 80 jobs, lose $100 million in federal funding
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is planning to cut 80 jobs and will lose more than $100 million in funding. The reductions are due to the federal government’s ...
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North Dakota public health entities adapt as federal pandemic funding cut off early
BISMARCK — Federal funding for behavioral health services has been cut, effective immediately, months early. On March 24, the pandemic-era grant funding for the North Dakota Health and Human ...
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DOGE cuts grant money for NC Department of Health and Human Services
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) cut grant funding for the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) on Sunday. According to NCDHHS, they ...
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Nurses protest outside Tillis’ WNC office, fear Republican cuts will slash Medicaid
Thom Tillis’ Western North Carolina office on Thursday to protest potential cuts to Medicaid, the government health program ... of the historic courthouse in Hendersonville Thursday morning.
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Novant and Duke Health partner to deliver care in North Carolina
Ahead of 2025, experts predicted health systems would collaborate to expand their reach and share overhead costs. “We have a shared vision for what healthcare can look like, and our ...