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

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.

The 2026 Emerging Issues Forum brought together decision-makers and advocates to share their challenges, ideas and solutions for the state’s aging water infrastructure.

Chatham County’s family physician-led maternity unit offers a possible blueprint for filling maternity care gaps.

A ruling frees up billions for EV charging, offering hope to West End residents living with highway exhaust even as I‑77 toll lane plan looms.

After an early-career lesson, Teepa Snow built a national dementia care model focused on seeing the person, not the disease.

N.C.'s Perinatal Quality Collaborative lost funding in a budget fight between the GOP-led General Assembly and Democratic Gov. Josh Stein.

In North Carolina’s Buncombe County, home to Asheville and Mission Hospital, health officials had counted seven measles cases by mid-February and anticipated many more, according to state ...

A legislative committee examining the failures of North Carolina's mental health system is considering strengthening the state's outpatient commitment law.

Jay Ludlam’s departure comes as North Carolina's Medicaid program faces some of its biggest challenges yet. But he believes it’s in good hands.

People with mental illness cycle in and out of hospitals, ERs and jails. NC lawmakers on an involuntary commitment committee want to stop that, but it’s easier said than done.