Publications

The NCIOM produces task force reports, issue briefs, and the North Carolina Medical Journal.
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Building Resilience and Promoting Well-Being: An Updated Action Plan for North Carolina’s Children and Families
2025 Child Health Report Card
2024 Annual Impact Report
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2018 Annual Report

Published December 10, 2018

Read the 2018 annual report to learn about our work over the past year.

2018 Update to the Rural Health Action Plan

Published August 1, 2018

This publication provides updates on the progress made toward implementing the recommendations in the task force’s 2014 report, “North Carolina Rural Health Action Plan.” Task Force on Rural Health North…

2018 Update to the Task Force on Behavioral Health Services for the Military and Their Families Report

Published June 20, 2018

This publication provides updates on the progress made toward implementing the recommendations in the task force’s 2011 report, “Honoring Their Service: A Report of the North Carolina Institute of Medicine…

Issue Brief: Recruitment and Retention of the Rural Health Workforce

Published June 19, 2018

One in five North Carolinians lives in a rural community, and while rural and urban residents have similar health care needs, many rural communities experience shortages of key health professionals. …

2018 North Carolina Child Health Report Card

Published February 20, 2018

This annual publication raises awareness of the health of North Carolina’s children by summarizing data on important child health indicators. The NCIOM, in collaboration with NC Child, produces the report…

Issue Brief: Impact of the Individual Mandate Penalty Repeal

Published January 30, 2018

In December 2017, the United States Congress passed a sweeping new tax bill, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the largest such legislation since the 1980’s.  The bill contains many…

2017 Annual Report

Published January 10, 2018

Read NCIOM’s 17 Annual Report for details on our work over the past year.

Metrics to Drive Improvements in Health: A Report of the Task Force on Health Care Analytics

Published October 13, 2017

In 2016, the NCIOM convened the “Task Force of Health Care Analytics” at the request of the Division of Health Benefits of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human…

Characteristics of Uninsured North Carolinians: 2015 Data Snapshot

Published June 30, 2017

This issue brief uses data from the American Community Survey to describe the uninsured in North Carolina and the changes in the rates of uninsured since 2013. Hundreds of thousands…

Issue Brief: Impact of the American Health Care Act: How Repeal and Replace Could Affect North Carolina

Published June 1, 2017

The North Carolina Institute of Medicine (NCIOM) published an issue brief reviewing the American Health Care Act passed by the US House of Representatives last month. the AHCA was designed…

Claims Data to Improve Health in North Carolina: A Report from the NCIOM Task Force on All-Payer Claims Database

Published April 18, 2017

One tool to assist in improving the experience of care, reducing the cost of care, and improving population health in North Carolina is an All-Payer Claims Database (APCD). An APCD…

Issue Brief: New Opportunities to Expand Health Insurance Access to Low Income North Carolinians

Published April 11, 2017

This issue brief reviews several new options to expand insurance options to low income adults in North Carolina. Options include the Alternative Benefit Plan State Plan Amendments (Medicaid Expansion) submitted…