The State Health Plan hopes to save significant money by steering plan participants to preferred providers. Providers benefit from increased patient volume. North Carolina teachers and state employees ...

With two years of legalized sports betting in the books, public health advocates, researchers and counselors suggest changes.

Sports betting is now a tap away — and experts say It can quickly spiral. If you’re concerned, here are practical steps to regain control.

Sports betting marketers are wooing females, pitching their gambling as inclusive, empowering and a way to connect with friends.

Two years after sports betting was legalized, counselors say gambling problems are rising — especially among teenagers and younger men ...

Despite modest growth in the number of OB physicians and certified nurse midwives, dozens of North Carolina counties have no clinicians or facilities for care.

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act shifts a greater share of the food program’s administrative costs to North Carolina and the state’s counties.

The new statewide plan assigns care managers to children within 24 hours and allows health records to follow them as they move between homes.

Law schools and legal aid groups are partnering with the N.C. Department of Adult Correction to guide incarcerated people through driver's license restoration.

The State Health Plan promises free surgeries if members use certain doctors. It's a strategy more employers are adopting to rein in health care costs.

Child advocates — and Gov. Josh Stein — are urging legislators to tackle pay, subsidies and infrastructure to improve access to child care.

New research ties glyphosate–metal mixtures to possible kidney damage and a key safety study is retracted, raising concerns for heavy users.