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August 25, 2025

Drug Overdose Trends in North Carolina and Potential Impacts of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA)

By Patrick Y. Tang, MPH, Project Director, NCIOM

Healthy North Carolina 2030 (HNC 2030) identifies key public health indicators for our state. The State Health Improvement Plan has engaged statewide leaders in ongoing efforts to improve the health…

August 11, 2025

From Access to Outcomes: Pharmacists and their Roles are Front and Center in the Most Recent Issue of the North Carolina Medical Journal

By Brady Blackburn, Interim Communications Director, NCIOM

Pharmacists have long been trusted health professionals in communities across North Carolina. They are often recognizable faces in the communities they serve, and local pharmacies provide access points for more…

July 31, 2025

Impacts of Changing Federal Policy on Insurance Rates and Access to Primary Care

By Brieanne Lyda-McDonald, MSPH, Project Director, NCIOM

Healthy North Carolina 2030 (HNC 2030) identifies key public health indicators for our state. The State Health Improvement Plan has engaged statewide leaders in ongoing efforts to improve the health…

July 9, 2025

Raising Direct Care Worker Compensation in North Carolina

By Patrick Y. Tang, MPH, Project Director, NCIOM

Direct care workers in North Carolina earn a median wage of $13.62 per hour (2022 data). To put that in perspective, that is 18.5% less than the median wage of…