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Funds Established to Assist Healthcare Workers Affected by 2018 Hurricanes

The Florida Hospital Association Research and Education Foundation has established an Employee Assistance Fund for FHA member hospital employees who suffered significant property loss as a result of Hurricane Michael. For more details and to donate, click here. The North Carolina Hospital Foundation’s Disaster

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General Assembly Allocates Money for Hurricane Relief

This week, Governor Cooper signed into law a disaster relief bill developed by the NC General Assembly that provides $500,000 in financial assistance for community hospitals located in counties declared disaster areas related to Hurricane Florence. Funds are designated to offset the cost of increased

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Funds Established to Assist Healthcare Workers Affected by 2018 Hurricanes

The Florida Hospital Association Research and Education Foundation has established an Employee Assistance Fund for FHA member hospital employees who suffered significant property loss as a result of Hurricane Michael. For more details and to donate, click here. The North Carolina Hospital Foundation’s Disaster

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GAO Study: Poor Forgo Medical Care More in States that Didn’t Expand Medicaid

Low-income adults in states that expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act were less likely to report having any unmet medical needs compared with those in non-Medicaid expansion states, according to a recently released report from the Government Accountability Office. About 26 percent of low-income adults in

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Webinar: NC Healthcare Worker Diversion Prevention Toolkit

The Coalition for Model Opioids Practices in Health Systems, a partnership between NCHA and the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, has created a Healthcare Worker Diversion Toolkit with information and best practices to prevent and respond to healthcare worker suffering with substance use disorders. Join us for

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Fund Established to Assist NC Healthcare Workers Affected by Florence

The North Carolina Hospital Foundation has established a disaster relief fund to support North Carolina healthcare workers who suffered significant property loss to their homes during Hurricane Florence and the subsequent flooding. For more information and to donate, visit https://www.ncha.org/disasterrelieffund. UNC Football is also

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Fund Established to Assist NC Healthcare Workers Affected by Florence

The North Carolina Hospital Foundation has established a disaster relief fund to support North Carolina healthcare workers who suffered significant property loss to their homes during Hurricane Florence and the subsequent flooding. For more information and to donate, visit https://www.ncha.org/disasterrelieffund. UNC Football is also

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Proposed Emergency and Temporary Licensure Rules in a Disaster

The NC Medical Board filed proposed emergency and temporary licensure rules for physicians, physician assistants and anesthesiologist assistants in declared disasters. Today’s NCHA Regulatory Report has more information on this and proposed rule changes impacting behavioral health and workers’ compensation.

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Help Available for Buying Food After the Storm

The NC Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is working to help families recover from Hurricane Florence. If you are in the impacted area, help spread the word in your community that DHHS is helping people in 27 counties who are eligible to buy food

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Resource: What Medicaid Beneficiaries, Providers Should Know After Florence

Additional flexibilities have been provided to ensure Medicaid and NC Health Choice services can be quickly delivered to those impacted by Hurricane Florence. This will help people in Medicaid receive care without disruption and give health care providers leeway to deliver services with

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