Lost your vaccine card? Need to verify? Here’s how. - NC Health …
WEBAug 10, 2021 · Here’s how to access the verification if you got vaccinated at a local health department, at a mass vaccination site that was run by the state’s DHHS. Step One: Go to the NCDHHS COVID-19 Vaccine Portal. The vaccine portal can be accessed at: https://covid-vaccine-portal.ncdhhs.gov. Step Two: Sign in using your login information.
Decades of battles over environmental racism and hog waste still …
WEBOct 29, 2021 · Allegations of racism and environmental injustices have been at the heart of many of those battles. Several studies have shown that Black, Latino and Indigenous populations where the hog farms are located have been disproportionately impacted by these practices. Steve Wing, an epidemiologist and associate professor at …
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.
Congestion, fever & vomit... other viruses are back! - NC Health …
WEBMar 16, 2022 · As indoor mask mandates drop in some of North Carolina’s most populous counties and schools, other non-COVID viruses are likely to start cropping up. We saw a similar trend in the summer of 2021. The U.S. saw a national spike in respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) as people got vaccinated and COVID restrictions loosened for …
Answers to questions about Medicaid expansion - NC Health News
WEBDec 1, 2023 · Medicaid generally takes about 45 days to kick in, but its benefits can be applied retroactively. So, if someone goes to the hospital on Dec. 2, but they don’t receive a Medicaid card until mid-January, the hospital can bill the state for their care. In a recent interview with NC Health News, Kody Kinsley, head of DHHS, said Medicaid will pay ...
Formerly incarcerated share lasting impact of solitary confinement …
WEBSep 14, 2023 · Advocates hope personal accounts and mounting research on the harm caused by the practice will curtail North Carolina’s use of solitary confinement. by Rachel Crumpler September 14, 2023. A solitary confinement cell at Central Prison in Raleigh. People held in solitary often spend 22 to 24 hours alone in …
Mission Hospital report details patient deaths, care delays | NC …
WEBFeb 17, 2024 · At least three patients died and others were endangered at Mission Hospital in 2022 and 2023 following significant delays and lapses of care in the emergency department and other areas, according to a scathing U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services report obtained Thursday by Asheville Watchdog. The …
Lawmakers give authority over NC's mental health system to …
WEBOct 18, 2023 · NC lawmakers give authority over the state’s mental health care system to DHHS secretary and hope for better outcomes. Advocates and lawmakers have long complained about the behavioral health services available under the current organizations that manage the state’s spending for mental health. …
Need a Ramp in NC? Here are Some Resources to Check Out
WEBAug 26, 2016 · Getting a ramp built cheaply, or for free: Inquire with your local Boy Scout Troop. There’s almost always an Eagle Scout looking for a project. Baptist Men’s Association – located in most counties. Statewide information number: (800) 395-5102 ext. 5599. Local high schools – kids need service projects, they also need projects for shop ...
How much should hospital CEOs make? - NC Health News
WEBFeb 20, 2023 · CEO Eugene Washington made $2.7 million in 2020 — a 120 percent raise from 2016 — and former CEO Victor Dzau retired with an $8 million compensation package, 187 percent more than what he took home in 2011. “We are seeing a massive transfer of wealth from workers to hospital executives,” Folwell said last …
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