Amid rising health care costs, free-market advocates contend CON laws stifle competition that could lead to lower prices. Hospitala disagree.

State officials outline next steps to spending federal funds to improve care in rural communities as lawmakers raise concerns about equity.

In North Carolina, which had legislated its commitment to life, Ciji Graham spent her final days struggling to find anyone to save hers.

Despite compromise US House bill to extend ACA subsidies, Senate hasn’t reached a deal. Customers in NC seeing insurance premiums soar.

Should you get a booster if you’ve been vaccinated? What are the early symptoms? Here’s the information you need about measles.

State officials warn of staffing, funding and technology hurdles as counties brace for added burden of Medicaid eligibility checks.

Advocates have pushed for the detention center to reopen since it closed in 2022, but staffing challenges remain the main barrier.

The state vaccination schedule includes required and recommended shots no longer part of federal guidelines after CDC revamp.

Pediatricians often have little time to do a lot of tasks, so when vaccine discussions don't happen, the vaccinations often don't happen either.

Once sustained on shoestring budgets, peer-run mental health spaces are expanding across North Carolina as state and local leaders invest in programs led by people with lived experience.

Proposed changes to the federal definition of “waters of the United States” could strip protections from millions of wetlands.