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January 26, 2021

health care

Article

White House wins ruling on disclosing health care prices

December 31, 2020 Deb Riechmann, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A federal judge on Tuesday ruled in favor of the Trump administration’s plan to require hospitals and insurers to disclose the actual prices for common tests and procedures. The White House praised […]

Article

Why are some scientists turning away from brain scans?

December 12, 2020 Marion Renault, Associated Press

NEW YORK — Brain scans offer a tantalizing glimpse into the mind’s mysteries, promising an almost X-ray-like vision into how we feel pain, interpret faces and wiggle fingers. Studies of brain images have suggested that […]

Article

NC Medicaid launches website for new managed care model

November 11, 2020 North State Journal Staff

RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services has announced the launch of NC Medicaid’s managed care enrollment website, www.ncmedicaidplans.gov, in preparation for the launch of Medicaid Managed Care, scheduled for July 1, 2021. The […]

Article

NC Pharmacy Board limited COVID-19 treatments from prescription circulation

November 6, 2020 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Earlier this year, the N.C. Pharmacy Board imposed restrictions on seven medications that could be used to treat COVID-19. This restriction was ordered by state health officials at the onset of the pandemic in […]

Article

FBI warns ransomware assault threatens US healthcare system

October 29, 2020 Frank Bajak, Associated Press

BOSTON — Federal agencies warned that cybercriminals are unleashing a wave of data-scrambling extortion attempts against the U.S. healthcare system designed to lock up hospital information systems, which could hurt patient care just as nationwide […]

Article

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Small businesses are struggling

October 20, 2020 Tommy Luckadoo

Through no fault of their own, North Carolina’s businesses, particularly small and mid-sized businesses, are struggling to survive. We need to give these job-creators the best chance of recovery, not put them at additional risk […]

Opinion

FOREST: Putting America and North Carolina first in healthcare

September 28, 2020 Dan Forest

I want to tell you about a young woman I’ve gotten to know named Julia; she’s from Charlotte, a huge Panthers and UNC Tarheels basketball fan, loves trips to Disney World, the beach and Chick-fil-A. […]

Article

Walgreens taps former Rite Aid CEO as president of US unit

August 31, 2020 Tom Murphy, Associated Press

Walgreens has added the former leader of a rival it once tried to buy, as the drugstore chain works through a COVID sales slump, a major push into primary care and a looming CEO departure. […]

Article

New drugs make headway against lung, prostate, colon cancers

May 30, 2020 Marilynn Marchione, Associated Press

Doctors are reporting success with newer drugs that control certain types of cancer better, reduce the risk it will come back and make treatment simpler and easier to bear. Gentler drugs would be a relief […]

Business

Prominent surgeon Gawande steps down as health venture CEO

May 14, 2020 The Associated Press

A health care venture created by three corporate giants to attack some of the system’s biggest flaws has lost its high-profile CEO. Harvard professor and author Dr. Atul Gawande is stepping down as chief executive […]

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