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The North Carolina General Assembly began what could become the final push to expand Medicaid to hundreds of thousands of low-income adults.

RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina General Assembly began on Tuesday what could become the final push to expand Medicaid to hundreds of thousands of low-income adults in the state

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina General Assembly began on Tuesday what could become the final push to expand Medicaid to hundreds of thousands of low-income adults in the state with a House measure that quickly advanced through two committees with bipartisan support.

The Medicaid expansion question has been discussed in the state for over a decade. North Carolina is among 11 states that haven’t adopted Medicaid expansion.

Strategies for improving North Carolina's struggling mental health system

As the new legislative session begins, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle expect healthy debate about Medicaid expansion, mental health care, abortion and other issues.

Across the country, pharmacists and pharmacy champions had a good showing during the midterm elections. NCPA is proud to support our fellow pharmacists and pharmacy champions and are excited to increase the number of legislators who understand our issues. In Alabama, Senators Billy Beasley (D-28) and Tom Butler (R-2), both pharmacists, won re-election and pharmacist Phillip Rigsby (R-25) won election to the state House.

People were scribbling with permanent markers all over the interior of their new building Monday afternoon – and Josh and Amanda Keaton could not have been happier.

RUTHERFORDTON— Rutherford County is poised to receive its portion of a settlement from a pharmaceutical lawsuit earmarked for combating the ongoing opioid crisis. They include: United Way, Community Health Council, Foothills Health District, Department of Social Services, the Sheriff’ s Office, the District Attorney’ s Office, Partners Behavioral Health,...

RUTHERFORDTON— Rutherford County is poised to receive its portion of a settlement from a pharmaceutical lawsuit earmarked for combating the ongoing opioid crisis. “North Carolina will receive $750 million, most of which will go straight to county governments to make a difference where it is needed the most,” Stein recently said in an Op-Ed provided to the...