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.
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.
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.
Former Partners Accuse Embattled Hospital Owner of Siphoning Revenue For Personal Gain
Lawsuits accuse Mike Sarian of using company accounts to fund personal expenses, including a luxurious Beverly Hills hotel and a Rolls-Royce.
Affordable Care Act Enrollment Dropped in Almost Every N.C. County This Year
Data show North Carolina recorded the sharpest drop nationwide in residents enrolling after Congress let premium subsidies expire.
North Carolina’s Medical School Boom
New schools in Charlotte and Fayetteville—and soon Wilmington—could help ease the state’s doctor shortage.
UNC Offered WakeMed $5 Billion, More Than Double Atrium’s Bid
Documents reveal WakeMed snubbed its rival’s offer, despite UNC Health offering $3 billion more than Atrium.
More Health Care Coverage
Trump’s $50 Billion Rural Health Bet Meets a Health Care Desert in North Carolina
The health care gaps in Martin County illustrate the finite reach of a fund Republicans crafted to strengthen support for Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
UNC Health Sent WakeMed an Offer. The Raleigh Hospital Says It’s Sticking with Atrium.
UNC Health made an offer after learning Atrium had struck a merger deal with its Triangle neighbor.
Holding Hospitals to Their Big Charity Care Promise
Hospitals agreed to forgive debt for millions of residents and to help more patients avoid future bills. Now they have to deliver.
A Reckoning Emerges In Proposed WakeMed-Atrium Hospital Deal
As costs soar, the proposed partnership has energized a bipartisan effort to block monster mergers.
Trump Cuts Threaten to Halt Two Decades of HIV Vaccine Research
Duke has led a national HIV research consortium since 2005, with several promising vaccines ready for trials. Now the NIH is ending its major grant.
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