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Elon Musk’s DOGE Launches Firing Spree Hours After Trump Order
The Department of Government Efficiency is coordinating mass firings after a Trump executive order gave the group expanded ...
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Chuck Schumer Has Mind-Blowing Response to Trump Gutting Government
Earlier Monday, U.S. District Judge John J. McConnell had said that the Trump administration had continued to block federal ...
NCDHHS Secretary Dr. Devdutta Sangvai discusses new role, Medicaid in NC & access to health care
Dr. Devdutta "Dev" Sangvai was sworn in as the new secretary for the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services on Jan. 12, 2025. Sangvai spoke with WRAL anchor/reporter Lena Tillett about ...
The Hill4d
GOP leaders downplay Medicaid cuts as they seek $2T in savings
House Republican leaders on Tuesday downplayed the possibility of cuts to Medicaid benefits as they seek a reconciliation bill with up to $2 trillion in savings. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) ...
The Register-Herald5d
Health insurance for millions could vanish as states put Medicaid expansion on chopping block
Republican lawmakers in several states have Medicaid expansion in their crosshairs, energized by President Donald Trump’s return to the White House and a GOP-controlled Congress set on reducing ...
NorthJersey.com5d
State suspends 4 NJ nursing facilities from Medicaid after parent company's guilty plea
The owners of four skilled nursing facilities in North Jersey will be suspended from New Jersey Medicaid starting in May after a guilty plea by parent company KBWB Operations and its former CEO ...
Northcountrypublicradio.org5d
Why many Republicans think shrinking Medicaid will make it better
Republicans proposals to change the public health insurance program for low-income and disabled Americans could amount to more than $2 trillion... Congressional leaders are looking to make big ...
Border Belt5d
Medicaid work requirements will likely be a priority in Congress and NC legislature
Zachary said work requirements could also undermine North Carolina’s “hugely successful” expansion of Medicaid, which raised the maximum allowed income for eligibility to 138 percent of the federal ...
The Yadkin Ripple6d
The risk to North Carolina if Trump and Congress slash Medicaid
Lost to many in the flood of controversial directives and proposals emanating from Washington in recent days is the serious discussion on the political right of plans to slash the nation’s Medicaid ...
Land program aims to boost North Carolina's business recruitment
A new program aims to help municipalities and economic development organizations take steps toward acquiring land for new ...
WVEC3d
2 children die of flu in NC, including one in Eastern region
NORTH CAROLINA, USA — Two children have died of flu-related complications in North Carolina, according to the state's health department. One child in the Eastern region and another in the ...
NC Senate votes to limit how many treatments health insurance companies can be required to cover
Critics fear the bill will pit patients and advocacy groups against one another. Supporters say North Carolina's medical ...