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June 15, 2020

COVID-19, Unemployment, and Health Insurance

By kompleks

By Erin Bennett   The COVID-19 pandemic has had profound impact on employment rates and, consequently, on access to health insurance. In North Carolina, the state unemployment rate exceeded 12%…

June 9, 2020

COVID-19 and NC’s Homeless Population

By Kaitlin Phillips

Written by James Coleman   As our country and the global community as a whole work to mitigate the effects of COVID-19, we must not lose sight of how this…

May 29, 2020

Serious Illness Care Recommendations During COVID-19

By Michelle Ries

Written by Michelle Ries Re-posted from AARP   The North Carolina Institute of Medicine Task Force on Serious Illness Care recommends actions to improve quality of living for individuals with serious…

May 26, 2020

Pandemic Support for COVID-19 Research at North Carolina Universities & Oversight of Funding Allocations

By Brieanne Lyda-McDonald

Written by Brieanne Lyda-McDonald   The Pandemic Response Act (House Bill 1043) and the COVID-19 Recovery Act (Senate Bill 704) signed by Governor Roy Cooper on May 4  contain a…