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What to know before getting a service dog in NC: training, costs and red flags
By Jennifer Fernandez Late last year, an Apex man pleaded guilty in connection with a now-shuttered nonprofit accused of selling poorly trained, or untrained and aggressive dogs to families seeking service animals for their children with disabilities. Victims paid between $4,500 and $16,710 for Briard breed dogs that Ry-Con owner Mark Mathis said were trainedā¦
Why are health coverage costs increasing under the Affordable Care Act in North Carolina?
NC Local What you need to know What is the Affordable Care Act? Signed into law in 2010 by then-President Barack Obama, the Affordable Care Act expanded health care coverage for millions of Americans. The law created tax credits to help lower out-of-pocket costs. It also barred insurers from charging people with pre-existing health conditionsā¦
Judges reject arguments against NC Certificate of Need law
By Jane Winik Sartwell Carolina Public Press A challenge of the constitutionality of North Carolinaās Certificate of Need law may be heading back to the state Supreme Court. On Friday, a three-judge panel of superior court judges ruled unanimously against New Bern optometrist Jay Singleton, who alleged that Certificate of Need law restricts the rightā¦
Four years after promises, a plan for apartments at The Pearl
By Michelle Crouch Co-published with The Charlotte Ledger Four years after Atrium Health pledged to include affordable housing in its new medical innovation district in Charlotte, city filings now show a concrete proposal for the site: a gleaming 20-story tower with 382 apartments, including 19 for low-income residents. Called ANOVA, the building will include ground-levelā¦
Sticker shock: Obamacare customers confront premium spikes as congress dithers
By Julie Appleby KFF Health News Weāve been here before: congressional Democrats and Republicans sparring over the future of the Affordable Care Act. But this time thereās an extra complication. Though itās the middle of open enrollment, lawmakers are still debating whether to extend the subsidies that have given consumers extra help paying their healthā¦
It took just five years for the State Health Planās billion-dollar surplus to become a deficit. What happened?Ā
By Rose Hoban When new state treasurer Brad Briner walked into his new office at the beginning of 2025, he had a problem.Ā After almost a decade of no premium increases for 750,000 state employees and their dependents, outgoing treasurer Dale Folwell had left the State Health Plan ā one of the programs embedded inā¦
