North Carolina News
News stories from the past 60 days.
Sep 6, 2024 - Offers overview of challenges for rural pharmacies in North Carolina and across the country, highlighting a recent increase in rural pharmacy closures. Discusses reimbursement, workforce recruitment, and volume purchasing as contributors to closures.
Source: North Carolina Health News
Sep 3, 2024 - Details a project piloted by the Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC) to build four "tiny homes" for use by medical students in western North Carolina. Notes that students have struggled in the past to find housing for their clinical rotations in the region.
Source: WLOS News 13
Aug 26, 2024 - Provides overview of Shackle Free Buzz, a program in rural eastern North Carolina that trains barbers and beauticians as community health ambassadors. Describes the social significance of barber shops and beauty salons in many rural Black communities. Highlights various topics addressed by the program, including vaccine hesitancy, health-related social needs, and chronic disease awareness.
Source: NC Health News
Aug 21, 2024 - Discusses the role of surgery services in helping rural hospitals be sustainable, noting that reimbursements for surgery are usually higher than other types of services. Discusses the challenges with recruiting surgeons and the benefits of practicing in rural communities.
Source: Border Belt Independent
Aug 15, 2024 - Announces funding for 9 states and Puerto Rico to address clean energy, infrastructure, affordable housing, and food security needs for rural and tribal communities.
Source: Rural Development, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Aug 6, 2024 - Features individuals impacted by Project CARA, an Asheville-based program that utilizes a hub-and-spoke model to bring substance use treatment services to pregnant and parenting people in rural North Carolina. Describes how the program works to address stigma-related barriers and expand access to buprenorphine treatment throughout pregnancy, in addition to other harm reduction services.
Source: 100 Days in Appalachia
Jul 30, 2024 - Describes the disproportionate impacts of Medicaid expansion on rural populations in North Carolina. Notes that uninsurance and poverty rates are highest in rural counties, in addition to the prevalence of multiple health conditions. Also discusses the impacts of Medicaid expansion on rural hospital viability.
Source: Cardinal & Pine
Last Updated: 9/6/2024