Clashes between large medical providers and insurance companies are on the rise, and patients are stuck in the middle.
Johanna F. Still
Johanna F. Still is a health care reporter for The Assembly. She previously worked for the Greater Wilmington Business Journal, where she reported on economic development. She is also a photographer, and was the assistant editor of Port City Daily.
Posted inHealth
Whistleblower Pushes to Regulate Controversial Organ Retrieval Technique
A North Carolina surgeon has raised concerns about an innovative procedure that reanimates a dead body to enable organ transplants.
Posted inPolitics & Government
Transgender State Workers Are Facing Whiplash
The state’s health insurance plan no longer covers gender-affirming care, which has left some employees in limbo.
Posted inHealth Care
N.C.-Based Nonprofit Sues Trump Administration Over Organ ‘Hunger Games’
The state’s largest organ procurement organization argues new rating system will lead to cutthroat competition and fewer lives saved.
Posted inHealth
Discord on the Massage Board
Some see the state board massage board’s unique legal arrangement as a convenience. Others see it as a potential conflict.
Posted inHealth Care
More Diagnoses, More Demand
As demand for autism services soars, state health officials are trying to contain Medicaid costs.
Posted inBusiness & Economy
On the Rocks
A Wilmington distillery owner is selling his signature spirits from a downtown storefront—and daring the ABC Commission to stop him.
Posted inNewsletters
The Forever War
N.C. activists overcame political and scientific hurdles to get the EPA to regulate PFAS. Now the Trump admin is intent on quashing them.
Posted inHealth
Duke Health and Aetna Reach Contract Agreement
The two health care giants have agreed to a new multi-year contract after a summer of escalating exchanges.
Posted inAll Access
Stein’s Medicaid Cuts Deadline Arrives as Legislative Gridlock Continues
The governor said North Carolina’s Medicaid program would begin cutting reimbursement rates to offset a $319 million shortfall.
