Long-term care beds are full, forcing some patients to be sent to a private facility that costs about $150,000 per patient per month.

Proposed legislation would scale back hospital property tax and sales tax exemptions, shifting millions to state and local governments.

Enhanced plan of correction obtained by Asheville Watchdog details several commitments made to federal regulators.

With two years of legalized sports betting in the books, public health advocates, researchers and counselors suggest changes.

Sports betting is now a tap away — and experts say It can quickly spiral. If you’re concerned, here are practical steps to ...

Two years after sports betting was legalized, counselors say gambling problems are rising — especially among teenagers and younger men ...

North Carolina teachers and state employees can expect more changes to the State Health Plan in 2027 as trustees work to control rising costs for care. Tom Friedman, the State Health Plan ...

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act shifts a greater share of the food program’s administrative costs to North Carolina and the state’s counties.

Despite modest growth in the number of OB physicians and certified nurse midwives, dozens of North Carolina counties have no clinicians or facilities for care.

The new statewide plan assigns care managers to children within 24 hours and allows health records to follow them as they move between homes.

Law schools and legal aid groups are partnering with the N.C. Department of Adult Correction to guide incarcerated people through driver's license restoration.

New research ties glyphosate–metal mixtures to possible kidney damage and a key safety study is retracted, raising concerns for heavy users.