Greensboro-based Cone Health and Norfolk, VA-based Sentara Healthcare on Wednesday announced plans to merge the two hospital systems. Tara Bannow from Modern Healthcare reported, The CEOs of both not-for-profit health…
This week, State Treasurer Dale Folwell changed the conditions for the State Health Plan, as reported by Carolina Journal’s Julie Havlak. Folwell reportedly increased the reimbursement rate for hospitals and…
Greensboro News & Record obtains an angry (to say the least) email by a Cone Health executive blasting lawmakers– and state Treasurer Dale Folwell—over changes to the State Health Plan:…
In December 2018, I wrote the following: “As a general rule, the public and politicians should never view economic impact studies as anything more than an attempt by special interests…
The new NCGA session will be a busy one for the North Carolina Healthcare Association, the industry group that represents hospitals. On one front they are fighting the Treasurer’s proposal…
Greensboro Police Department news release: Greensboro Police Officers are currently investigating a reported shooting in the 1000 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. Guilford Metro 911 received a report…
CJ’s Dan Way reports on state Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mandy Cohen’s Medicaid listening tour, which kicked off in Greensboro last night. Here’s what jumps out (emphasis mine):…
GPD press release: Ashleigh Morgan Kay and a juvenile accomplice are facing criminal charges in connection with yesterday’s robbery of a 56-year-old fiend of Kay’s. Kay, 23, and a juvenile…
I read with interest and an open mind the N&R editorial on Moses Cone Health System’s ‘healthy future.’ A couple of comments by CEO Tim Rice jumped out at me:…
Reports today’s N&R above the fold headline. But reading the article, it’s not clear whether or not the ‘final hour sponsorships’ from Crown Automotive and Moses Cone Health system will…
Among the new appellate rulings issued today (now as pdf files instead of html links) are cases involving: the firing of a career UNC employee dismissed after an investigation of…
Today’s N&R takes a look at how Medicaid cuts will affect North Carolina’s hospitals and health services: North Carolina hospitals and social services agencies are hoping for a presidential reprieve…