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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced historic Medicaid reimbursement rate increases will soon be implemented for most mental health, substance use, intellectual and developmental disabilities and traumatic brain injury services in North Carolina.

State urging health care providers to help reverse the alarming trend

North Carolina’s Medicaid Expansion began Friday, adding an estimated 600,000 people to the rolls. North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kody Kinsley spoke to WFDD’s Paul Garber about what the expansion will mean for rural hospitals. Kinsley begins with a discussion of the recent history of the state’s hospitals that are outside of metro areas.

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services will host a live Cafecito and tele-town hall on Tuesday, Nov. 14, from 6 to 7 p.m., to discuss diabetes prevention, management and support available for Hispanic/Latino communities across North Carolina

Three applicants have filed certificate of need applications with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services to develop a Medicare-certified Home Health Agency

While health officials across the country are bracing themselves for a triple demic, emergency rooms in North Carolina are seeing a spike in patients with respiratory virus syndrome.

A child in the western part of North Carolina died from complications related to the flu, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services reports.

According to the NCDHHS, a child in the western part of North Carolina died from complications related to the influenza infection.

Highlighting Strategies Working in North Carolina to Reduce Firearm Misuse

Attorney General Josh Steins office is involved in the bankruptcy case of Martin General Hospital due to medical records.