Money from the latest settlement agreement with Purdue Pharma will boost counties’ efforts to curb opioid addiction and overdoses, some of which have already led to innovative programs.

New members of the ACIP began their tenure by shifting the posture of the 60-year-old panel from support for vaccine ...

Brewer was terminated by Health and Human Services Sec. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from the vaccine advisory panel in June.

Lawmakers pass bill loosening child care regulations in effort to expand access — but without adding new funding.

The proposed spending plan from the NC Senate would cut the entire funding allotment to the program for the next two fiscal years.

With no state budget in sight before July 1, state senators passed a narrower spending bill — but it would need approval from ...

EMS leaders say they resort to wage and tax refund seizures because insurers often underpay, giving them no choice but to ...

Medicaid reimbursement rates Anything can happen before the General Assembly nears the end of its work session, so critics of the proposals remain vigilant. Elle Basile, public affairs senior manager ...

The spending plan would also direct some dollars to Medicaid, but less than what the state health department asked for.

Obamacare plan subsidies expire next year, and millions low- and middle-income families could lose affordable health insurance.