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29070
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The Senate unveiled a new health care bill. The bill is a tax cut funded by taking money away from programs that provide health care to lower-income individuals, especially children and those with disabilities. An analysis predicts what would happen to North Carolina’s Medicaid recipients if the health care reform passes.
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36256
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In citing Cardinal Innovations Healthcare as a major cause for the continuing issues involving health care in North Carolina, some experts believed it was a case of paying more attention to the symptoms rather than disease. For such experts, focusing on issues such as the company’s excessive salaries, employee bonuses and questionable spending took attention away from what mattered most: providing quality health care for all North Carolinians.
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25527
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Reforming how the state insures the health of its residents can save money and limit budget gaps, Gov. Pat McCrory and lawmakers say. But is North Carolina’s Medicaid program really in need of reform?
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 36 Issue 3, March 2016,
p52-57, il, por
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27022
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Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina lost money in 2015 because of Obamacare. CEO Brad Wilson says that they may stop selling policies under the Affordable Care Act if losses continue. Question over health care reform remain on how we get from Obamacare to single-payer, either with a public option or Medicare buy-ins.
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20868
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The Federal Affordable Care Act becomes effective next week and approximately 1.2 million state citizens are expected to try and enroll. These individuals will attempt to seek Federal healthcare despite state lawmakers' anti-healthcare legislative motions. In conjunction with Governor McCrory, the Republican majority did not approve the Medicaid Expansion or the $74 million in federal grants which would aid in promoting and implementing healthcare within the state.
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16555
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Smith discusses what the new healthcare reform bill means for providers and patients alike, specifically in North Carolina.
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24160
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The author discusses the impacts of medial reform and Medicare on practitioners and the way primary care facilities are run today.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 29 Issue 11, November 2009,
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28064
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Chase Foster is the winner of a 2009 Indy Citizen Award for improving his community. The Raleigh resident uses theater and political satire to convince his audience to support progressive causes. Foster is currently advocating for health care reform through his Billionaires for Wealth Care sketch. The sketch and his group have been featured on national tv as they make fun of billionaires afraid of losing their wealth through taxes to support health care reform.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 26 Issue 47, November 2009,
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29813
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In the face of proposed sweeping changes to health care in the United States, North Carolina's health care leaders discuss reform. CEOs, doctors, and researchers in the state's health care sector discuss what elements of change might affect North Carolinians, how North Carolina's organizations are prepared to handle changes, and how proposed changes are different to those of previous administrations.
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In 1992 the Governor's Task Force on Health Objectives for the Year 2000 published objectives addressing health concerns in 11 broad areas, such as AIDS. The report identifies special target populations - African-Americans and native Americans.
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21531
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During the early 20th century, the Rockefeller Sanitary Commission undertook a campaign in rural North Carolina to educate the populace on the dangers of hookworm. This article examines that campaign and compares the campaign's objectives to its actual accomplishments. The campaign's attempt to change unsanitary conditions butted heads with rural traditions of independence and autonomy.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 67 Issue 1, Jan 1990,
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12.The Sum Always Rises by Shackelford, Susan Business North Carolina Vol. 9 Issue 11, November 1989
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24381
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The cost of health-care coverage is rising and many companies are foregoing group insurance policies, instead suggesting employees self-insure.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 9 Issue 11, November 1989,
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15495
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When the 74th Congress enacted into law the Social Security Act, provision was made therein to aid the states in raising the standard of all public health activities. These include minimum standards for medical officers such as nurses and sanitarians, maternal and child health services, and plans for the disabled.
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