Press Release | February 25, 2019

North Carolina Institute of Medicine Briefs Legislative Staff on Health Policy

By Kaitlin Phillips

The NCIOM will follow up the inaugural year of the Legislative Health Policy Fellows Program with two Health Policy Briefings for legislative aides and General Assembly staff agencies.

Press Release | November 26, 2018

Rural-Urban Uninsured Gap Persists, but More North Carolinians Have Insurance

By Kaitlin Phillips

A new analysis published in the latest issue of the North Carolina Medical Journal shows that the rural-urban coverage gap is more nuanced than it may seem.

Press Release | November 12, 2018

Focus on Retention – Not Just Recruitment – To Improve Rural Health Care Workforce, Researchers Say

By Kaitlin Phillips

Two new commentaries in the latest issue of the NCMJl argue that NC should shift focus from rural health care recruitment to distribution and retention.