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Hospital turf wars: Why NC hospitals are racing to build
By Michelle Crouch Co-published with The Charlotte Ledger Key Takeaways: Maybe you’ve noticed: North Carolina hospitals have been making a lot of headlines lately: Traditional regional boundaries are blurring as hospital systems scramble to expand and stake out claims in each other’s territories. They’re forming unconventional partnerships, filing lawsuits and battling each other for state…
Duke Health, CaroMont join forces in bid for two Charlotte hospitals
Key Takeaways: By Michelle Crouch As North Carolina hospitals jockey for position in an increasingly competitive health care market, Duke Health is hoping to make another big move into Charlotte. The Durham-based health system announced Wednesday that it’s teaming up with Gastonia-based CaroMont Health to seek state approval to build two new hospitals in Mecklenburg…
‘Medicare for all’ is back. Now comes the hard part.
By Elisabeth Rosenthal KFF Health News As Americans grow increasingly frustrated with their healthcare system, a proposal that has long been kicked around on the Democratic periphery is showing up in debates and on political platforms: “Medicare for All.” According to a 2025 Economist-YouGov poll, nearly 60% of Americans favor a system of Medicare for…
‘I’m not alone’: Conference offers kinship caregivers resources, support, platform to share experiences
By Jennifer Fernandez Key Takeaways: At 19 years old, Jamie Barricelli became a de facto mother of four. She was a student at UNC Wilmington when she got the phone call that changed the trajectory of her life. It was her younger brother, who told her police and social services were at the house. The…
NC treasurer: Atrium affordability program could bankrupt state employees’ health plan
Key Takeaways: By Michelle Crouch UPDATE: On Tuesday, Oct. 13, a judge ruled against state officials who had asked a judge for a temporary restraining order to block Atrium Health’s new affordability program for state employees enrolled in the State Health Plan. In a statement, Atrium applauded the ruling: “The NC State Health Plan’s financial…
North Carolina spent decades building an early childhood system. What will it take to sustain it?
Amy Rhyne and Staff EdNC Editor’s note: This report is premised on this EdNC timeline of the history and evolution of early childhood education in North Carolina from 1990 to 2026. This article, along with this one by Iheoma U. Iruka, will be considered by state and national philanthropists at a conference in North Carolina…
