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RALEIGH — A Senate committee passed protection for direct primary care providers and discussed regulatory reforms to prepare hospitals and other health care workers for the second wave of the coronavirus.

RALEIGH — Legislators are looking at a controversial reform to lower patients’ medical bills for surgery in North Carolina.

RALEIGH — A surgeon fighting state restrictions on medical equipment lost a court battle Friday, Jan. 9, when Superior Court Judge Gregory McGuire dismissed his specific complaints and sent his broader constitutional challenge before a three-judge panel.

RALEIGH — A doctor suing to overturn restrictions on patient care just won his first victory.

RALEIGH — Reforms to health-care regulations aren’t dead.

RALEIGH — A years-long push to expand competition in the health-care industry passed the Senate Health Committee Monday and soon may reach the Senate floor.

RALEIGH — A push to reform North Carolina’s certificate-of-need restrictions on health providers will make it to the Senate floor.

RALEIGH — Republican senators are making one last push to ease anti-competitive health-care laws before the legislative session ends.

RALEIGH — Legislative leaders released highlights of a $24 billion spending plan for 2019-20 while girding for a budget battle with Gov. Roy Cooper.

RALEIGH — Legislative opponents of certificate of need laws are confident. This may be the year they prevail against the restrictive health-care regulations.