Health care is on the ballot. 🗳️ From Medicare and Medicaid to prescription drug prices, explore our 2026 Health Care Congressional Voter Guide to learn where candidates stand on issues affecting North Carolinians. 🔗 northcarolinahealthnews.org/…

Across North Carolina, health systems are spending billions to grow, stake out new territory and fight for beds. What’s driving the frenzy? And will patients be better off? Full story: northcarolinahealthnews.org/…

The 10-bed unit will treat young people with acute behavioral health needs who often face long waits for psychiatric residential care or are rejected by other providers. Full story: northcarolinahealthnews.org/…

Plans for a new $3 billion children’s health system are progressing with a groundbreaking scheduled at the Apex campus in 2027. Full story: northcarolinahealthnews.org/…

Research shows natural gas pipelines — and the public health risks they carry — are concentrated in low-income and minority areas where people suffer higher rates of poverty and physical disabilities and have fewer means to respond to crises. Full story: northcarolinahealthnews.org/…

Companies market wood pellets and hog biogas as climate solutions. Critics say neighbors pay the price. Full story: northcarolinahealthnews.org/…

State officials say North Carolina needs better housing for people with disabilities. A nonprofit is trying to lead the way. Full story: northcarolinahealthnews.org/…

Atrium Health plans to open a new 168-bed mental health hospital in Charlotte in 2028, with beds for both adults and children to expand access to behavioral health care. #Charlotte #MentalHealth #Atrium #Hospital @CltLedger

The proposed hospitals in the Charlotte suburbs would bring Duke further into a market long dominated by Atrium and Novant. It’s the latest move in a wave of hospital expansions. Full story: northcarolinahealthnews.org/…

We provide resources for parents, and answers about vaccines from Goldsboro Pediatrics’ David Tayloe III. Full story: northcarolinahealthnews.org/…

The REACH Act would offer eligible doctors, nurses and other providers a refundable federal tax credit of up to $10,000. Full story: northcarolinahealthnews.org/…

Three North Carolina legal aid organizations are suing over lawmakers’ decision to redirect millions in IOLTA funding even as thousands in western North Carolina need services as they recover from Hurricane Helene. Full story: northcarolinahealthnews.org/…

A statewide poll finds broad bipartisan support for childcare investment as families struggle with rising costs. Full story: northcarolinahealthnews.org/…

Turning an inspirational slogan into law gets gnarly. Full story: northcarolinahealthnews.org/…

About 125 caregivers, professionals and community organizations attended Foster Family Alliance of NC’s event last month. Full story: northcarolinahealthnews.org/…

George Marks was struck by a garbage truck outside his Charlotte nursing home. Now, his family is pursuing justice after an investigation found multiple failures by the private equity owned-facility to protect him. Full story: northcarolinahealthnews.org/…

Atrium’s new program aims to lower out-of-pocket health care costs for state employees who use its doctors and hospitals; N.C. Treasurer Brad Briner says the savings will come at a cost to members and taxpayers. Full story: northcarolinahealthnews.org/…

A new initiative will expand shared maternity care in 10 rural counties, bringing prenatal and postpartum visits closer to patients. Full story: northcarolinahealthnews.org/…

Experts say this year’s record outbreak reveals strains on farmworkers, food inspections and disease tracking in a system where customers demand fresh produce all year round. Full story: northcarolinahealthnews.org/…

Despite increased state investment, North Carolina continues to lose childcare providers and classroom slots, particularly in rural communities, leaving families struggling to find affordable care. Full story: northcarolinahealthnews.org/…