The researchers from Wake Forest University School of Medicine examined information gathered from surveys and healthcare records of Medicaid beneficiaries who were receiving primary care through the Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist network.
North Carolinians now face a significant challenge as the federal provision preventing states from removing Medicaid participants from their coverage…
The Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust said Tuesday it is providing $350,000 to nonprofit health care advocacy group Care4Carolina toward its initial Medicaid expansion efforts.
Current issues of trust between health care institutions and communities are rooted in generations of marginalizing behavior and system failures. In this interview, Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust President Laura Gerald emphasizes the hard truths about why trust is lacking and what must be done to build it.
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper on Monday signed a Medicaid expansion law that was a decade in the making and gives the Democrat a legacy-setting victory, although one significant hurdle remains before coverage can be implemented, thanks to a Republican-backed provision.
Increasing health insurance enrollment is a Trust priority in our work to expand equitable access to care in North Carolina.
Enrollment for 2023 health insurance through the ACA Marketplace ends Jan. 15. Folks who sign up now can have quality, affordable health insurance starting Feb. 1.
The final story in the series will tie together the theme of evolution introduced in the first five stories– and highlight the recent state-wide events and Wells Fargo announcement. It will focus on how the Trust has evolved to further Mrs. Reynolds’ original mission by working to change systems with racial equity at its core. It will tell the story of the Trust’s deepening commitment to racial equity and systems change throughout the first 75 years, and announce the divestment from tobacco.
The initial charge of the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust was to provide medical care for people who couldn’t afford it. Seventy-five years later, that work has evolved and intensified as the Trust continues to work toward a system where all North Carolina residents can access equitable care regardless of race, place, ethnicity, or socioeconomic status.