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NCHA CEO Stephen Lawler to Retire at the End of 2024

Raleigh, NC – September 25, 2023 – North Carolina Healthcare Association (NCHA) President and Chief Executive Officer Stephen J. Lawler has announced that he will retire when his current contract expires, effective December 31, 2024. Lawler, 63, is the fourth professional chief executive

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NC Healthcare Association Delivers Proposal to General Assembly and Governor and Calls on General Assembly to Quickly Pass Medicaid Expansion

Proposal includes certificate of need law reforms Association asks General Assembly to find resources to ensure stability of rural hospitals  Cary, NC – September 16, 2022 – The North Carolina Healthcare Association (NCHA) delivered a proposal to Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger,

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North Carolina Healthcare Association Recognized as one of the Best Places to Work in Healthcare in 2022

North Carolina Healthcare Association Recognized as one  of the Best Places to Work in Healthcare in 2022

Cary, NC – May 19, 2022 – The North Carolina Healthcare Association (NCHA) has been selected by Modern Healthcare as one of the 2022 Best Places to Work in Healthcare nationwide in the Supplier/Vendor category. The complete list of 150 winners in two categories,

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NCHA Names John Thompson as Vice President of State Government Affairs

Cary, NC – April 12, 2022 – The North Carolina Healthcare Association (NCHA) has named John Thompson to the position of Vice President of State Government Affairs. Thompson will be responsible for leading the association’s advocacy efforts with the state legislature, also working closely

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NC Healthcare Foundation Announces COVID-19 “Fill the Gap” Grants

Funds Will Assist Underserved Populations and Rural Communities CARY, NC – December 16, 2021 – The North Carolina Healthcare Foundation (NCHF) COVID-19 Fill the Gap Response Fund will distribute grants totaling $150,000 to six nonprofit organizations this week to assist people disproportionately impacted

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Proposed N.C. State Budget Moves Behavioral Health Forward, But Hits Hospitals Hard with Increased Taxes

North Carolina Healthcare Association thanks legislators for improving behavioral health funding, but is deeply disappointed in the lack of Medicaid expansion.   Cary, NC – November 18, 2021 – The North Carolina Healthcare Association (NCHA) is thankful that the proposed state budget requires Medicaid and

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NCHA Statement on North Carolina State Health Plan and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Report on Hospitals’ Charity Care

Cary, NC – October 28, 2021  — A report released Wednesday by the North Carolina State Health Plan and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health paints an inaccurate and misleading picture of North Carolina hospitals’ community investments and charity care spending. The Treasurer

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North Carolina Healthcare Association Announces Position Supporting COVID-19 Vaccine Requirements for Healthcare Employees

Several health systems will be among the first to require vaccination of employees   Cary, NC – July 22, 2021 – The North Carolina Healthcare Association (NCHA) today is announcing a position approved by the association’s board of trustees supporting COVID-19 vaccination requirements

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NCHA Statement on Medicaid Expansion in Governor’s Proposed Budget

CARY, NC (March 26, 2021) – The North Carolina Healthcare Association (NCHA) is pleased to see Medicaid expansion included in Governor Cooper’s proposed budget. North Carolina is one of only 12 states that has not yet taken advantage of expanding coverage to thousands

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Broad Coalition of Health Care Groups Urge All Eligible to Get Vaccinated

RALEIGH — As a broad group of organizations representing your community’s physicians, physician assistants, health clinics, hospitals and local health departments, we strongly encourage everyone currently eligible to get a COVID-19 vaccine to do so as soon as possible. Getting vaccinated with one

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