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NC Medicaid health plans join NCCARE360 to improve delivery of coordinated medical and non-medical care
RALEIGH — The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced the state’s five Medicaid prepaid health plans have joined NCCARE360 — the nation’s first statewide coordinated care network connecting individuals to local services and resources.
OPINION: Modest medical marijuana bill comes up short, highlights the unfairness of N.C.’s healthcare system
State senators took a small, but positive step last week when they advanced Senate Bill 711 — a proposal to legalize medical cannabis/marijuana. As numerous witnesses —including military veterans struggling with PTSD and other service-related illnesses, as well as others battling the ravages of cancer and chemotherapy —made clear in often emotional testimony during a pair of public hearings, it’s absurd that suffering North Carolinians are denied an effective therapy that’s legal in the overwhelming majority of states.
Attorney General warns of professional licensing scam
RALEIGH — Our office has received reports about scam phone calls and letters that may be going to health care professionals with various medical licenses.
UNCP prepares Hunt for Physician’s Assistant program at Pfeiffer University
PEMBROKE — Shannon Hunt, a 2019 graduate of UNC Pembroke, is continuing her medical training in the Physician Assistant Studies Program at Pfeiffer University.
Thuasne acquires Hamlet medical textile manufacturer Therafirm
HAMLET — A local textile manufacturer was recently acquired by a French-based medical devices company.
Butterfield: Legalize marijuana and expunge pot convictions
Rep. G.K. Butterfield says Congress should remove federal restrictions on marijuana and North Carolina should legalize adult use and purge pot possession from criminal records.
Sandhills region wins $1M federal grant to battle opioid abuse
PINEHURST— Driven by a shared goal that “all pathways will lead to freedom and survival from opioid addiction and dependence in the Sandhills region,” a partnership of more than 25 health and human services organizations in Hoke, Lee, Montgomery, Moore and Richmond counties recently won a $1 million, three-year grant from the U.S. Health Resources & Services Administration to implement activities to address opioid abuse prevention, treatment and recovery.
Taylor shares his CBD expertise with South Korean physicians
SOUTHERN PINES — Dr. James Taylor, founder and CEO of Integrated Hemp Solutions, a physician-led company that provides hemp related medical products to the public, visited South Korea for the second time to spread his CBD knowledge with physicians.
