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Demand for HCA to give up control of NC hospital grows: What ASCs need to know
The North Carolina attorney general's office is asking the state health department to deny HCA Healthcare's certificate-of-need application to add 26 acute care beds to its Asheville-based Mission Hospital. The move follows a recent effort to push Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, one of the largest ASC operators, to give up...
North Carolina financial aid agency provides FAFSA help as priority deadline looms
Time is running out for college-bound students to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), with the Aug. 15 priority date looming for those who may qualify for the state’s Next NC Scholarship. That’s why the North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority — the state’s education financial aid agency — has hired 89 school counselors and college advisors to provide FAFSA support for North Carolinians this summer.
Republicans want NC absentee ballots returned in the wrong envelopes to be rejected
The state Board of Elections on Monday rejected state and national Republicans’ challenges to rules for absentee ballots and voter ID. The Republican National Committee, the National Republican Congressional Committee, the NC Republican Party, and a Pasquotank County voter want county boards of elections to reject absentee ballots if they arrive in the wrong envelope. […]
Beaufort Wine and Food Oyster Roast tickets on sale now
BEAUFORT, N.C. (WITN) - The Beaufort Wine and Food annual Oyster Roast is returning and tickets are available for purchase starting today at 4pm. The Oyster Roast will be held on Saturday November 2nd from 1pm to 4pm at the Beaufort Hotel Front Lawn. Tickets include music, food, and drinks. All attendees must be 21 years or older.
YMCA hopes to help teens with mental health struggles through new grant
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - It’s a truth almost anyone can acknowledge: it’s hard to be a teen. However, recent data shows those typical teenage troubles are becoming more serious in nature. Research says one in two teens has experienced a mental health disorder at some point in their lives.
CMS approves North Carolina medical debt relief plan
The Biden administration on Tuesday said it signed off on a plan under which North Carolina will give hospitals additional Medicaid funds if they forgive the medical debt of approximately 2 million residents. Why it matters: It's the latest administration move on an issue closely linked to Americans' broader economic...
Former manager of Smithfield Chicken & BBQ wanted for larceny and embezzlement charges
EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA — The Kinston Police Department are searching for a former restaurant employee who is wanted for failing to make bank deposits. Warrants were obtained for 32-year-old Haley Walton of Jacksonville who has been charged with two counts of larceny by employee and two counts of embezzlement, according to KPD.
Teens calling suicide lifeline more than any other age group, state data shows
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Concerns about teen mental health are rising as more in North Carolina are calling the national suicide and crisis lifeline. In North Carolina, people ages 13 to 17 are calling 988 more than any other age group. According to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, in the last 12 months, about 6,500 teens called the crisis lifeline for help.
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