Payroll Delay Unsettles Staff at Randolph Health
Payroll for Randolph Health’s roughly 800 employees did not arrive Friday, amid concerns about the finances of its for-profit owner.
Fat Strikes Back
As weight loss drugs like GLP-1s flood the market, North Carolina’s plus-size activists aim to make their own splash.
Staff Cite Supply, Maintenance, and Paycheck Issues at Randolph Hospital
Employees at Asheboro’s only hospital say its private equity-trained owner hasn’t delivered on promises—and conditions have only gotten worse.
Wake County Commissioners Green-light WakeMed-Atrium Merger
After four months of public deliberation and some additional concessions from the state’s largest hospital system, commissioners voted 5-2 for changes that will allow the deal to go through.
The Gig Is Up: UNC Health Does an About-Face on BidShift
The hospital system’s plan to make nurses bid against each other for extra shifts was abandoned after a social media firestorm.
ECU Health May Have Found a Tool to Reduce Childbirth Risks: Wristbands
Nearly 50 N.C. hospitals have begun distributing the wristbands as reminders of the life-threatening risks after birth.
Same Knee Surgery, Twice the Price: Hospital Monopolies Push Up Health Care Costs
Mission Hospital in Asheville, formed by the merger of the two largest hospitals in the region, has little competition and the power to demand higher prices.
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Why Would WakeMed Say No to $3 Billion?
WakeMed attracted two suitors, offering wildly different dollar figures. Why it turned down the higher number is still a bit of a mystery.
The Big Brain on Brad
Brad Briner became motivated to understand money when family struggled. Now the state treasurer is putting his stamp on that job.
New Work Rules Could Drop Thousands of Sick N.C. Residents From Medicaid
People with serious illnesses will need a doctor to verify twice a year that they’re too sick to work, or they risk losing their health insurance.
These Church Members Disagree on Politics. Together They’re Wiping Out Medical Debt.
Trinity Moravian Church, a politically diverse congregation in Winston-Salem, has been raising money to retire medical debt.
North Carolina, the Wild West of Hemp
Hemp businesses operate without regulation, but worry about raids. State officials, meanwhile, say they lack tools to protect public health.
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