Since the state Senate’s Committee on Health Care convened in January, Medicaid expansion has been one of the biggest topics of discussion. A majority vote in early March killed the program’s expansion in the state. Republicans cite rampant mismanagement within the state’s current Medicaid system as the reason for opposing expansion. Democrats say that the failure to expand will hurt a number of citizens and keep many people from not...

Suicide is one of the top five causes of death in North Carolina and the North Carolina veteran suicide rate is double that of civilians. Can the provisions of the Affordable Care Act help prevent the high rate of suicide in North Carolina?

Transition, reform, reorganization — anyway you phrase it, North Carolina's mental health care system is undergoing a serious period of change.