Carolina Abortion Fund helps patients afford care - NC Health News
WEBJun 27, 2022 · In South Carolina, about 5,400 abortions were reported to state regulators in 2020, the latest year for data. In North Carolina, that number was around 25,000 in the same year. In 2019, according to the Carolina Abortion Fund’s latest available tax forms, the organization raised $419,291 and paid out $321,774 in direct grants.
An alternative to the psych hospital, run by people in mental …
WEBAug 18, 2021 · A mental health agency in Charlotte run by people with lived experience opens North Carolina’s first peer-run respite center as an alternative to landing in the emergency room for mental health issues. by Taylor Knopf August 18, 2021. Founder and CEO of Promise Resource Network Cherene Allen-Caraco smiles at PRN peer support specialist Aaron ...
Judge's order give NC 10 years to provide services to people with ...
WEBNov 7, 2022 · Judges’ order gives NC 10 years to provide more at-home disability services. Disability Rights North Carolina celebrates Judge Allen Baddour’s ruling that will help more people with disabilities live at home, but state officials say it may take longer to fulfill his order. As the years-long Samantha R. lawsuit winds slowly through the court ...
A nationwide problem, worse in North Carolina - NC Health News
WEBDec 2, 2021 · Recent numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that over the last year, the crisis grew even worse. More than 100,000 people across the country died of overdoses between April 2020 and April 2021. Over that period, the nationwide overdose death rate rose 27 percent. In North Carolina, it grew by 37 percent.
Will new increase in SNAP benefits be enough? - NC Health News
WEBOct 27, 2021 · More than 1.6 million North Carolinians are enrolled in Food and Nutrition Services. The Biden administration announced an increase to SNAP in mid-August, describing it as the largest in the history of the food stamp program. At the beginning of this month, the average monthly benefits for SNAP increased by 25 percent.
Pandemic exacerbated looming nursing shortage, burnout - NC …
WEBMar 2, 2022 · If nurses within five years of retirement age decide to jump ship early, that would almost double the deficit to 21,032. Fraher told lawmakers that pre-COVID, NC was forecasted to face an estimated shortage of 12,500 RNs by 2033. If burnout or other factors cause nurses to exit the workforce five years earlier, that shortage nearly doubles, she ...
NC Medicaid is moving to managed care - NC Health News
WEBMay 7, 2021 · By Liora Engel-Smith. North Carolina’s Medicaid program is shifting roughly two-thirds of its enrollees into managed care this summer, starting on July 1. In the process, thousands of enrollees — some of whom have never had to choose health insurance or a network — were thrust into a process that many have found difficult and confusing.
NC restores SHIIP for seniors choosing Medicare plans - NC …
WEBSep 22, 2021 · By Thomas Goldsmith. The state’s popular NC senior health insurance information program, or SHIIP, decided Monday to bring back online, state-compiled Medicare information that, until a change this year, consumers had used to choose among different Medigap plans. It’s a reversal of a decision earlier …
N.C.’s First Child Crisis Centers Open in Charlotte and Asheville
WEBAug 13, 2018 · A second child crisis center in Asheville just opened its doors in July. The Caiyalynn Burrell Child Crisis Center is described as “an alternative to hospitalization for eligible children experiencing a mental health, substance abuse or intellectual or developmental disability (IDD) crisis.”. For too long, the only way for a child in crisis ...
The state of medical marijuana legalization in NC - NC Health News
WEBApr 20, 2022 · The SurveyUSA poll found that 72 percent of North Carolinians supported medical marijuana legalization. Support for medical marijuana is high across the political spectrum. The poll found that 64 percent of registered Republicans, 75 percent of registered Democrats and 78 percent of unaffiliated voters supported legalization.
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