Lawmakers pass bill loosening child care regulations in effort to expand access — but without adding new funding.

Officials say proposed changes would set off a trigger law, potentially ending coverage for hundreds of thousands of people in the state.

The spending plan would also direct some dollars to Medicaid, but less than what the state health department asked for.

With no state budget in sight before July 1, state senators passed a narrower spending bill — but it would need approval from ...

Avery Dental in western NC rallied to serve a community in need after Hurricane Helene's flooding and widespread damage.

Obamacare plan subsidies expire next year, and millions low- and middle-income families could lose affordable health insurance.

Wilkes County, North Carolina, has been hit hard by the opioid epidemic, but local officials have been open to approaches for making the crisis less deadly. They recently embraced a new strategy: a ...

By Anne Blythe. A legislative proposal put forward by the state Senate that dentists say could open the door for hedge funds and private equity firms to acquire, open and operate dental practices not ...