N.C.'s New Medicaid Payment System a 'nightmare,' Some Providers Say

N.C.'s new Medicaid payment system a 'nightmare,' some providers say

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State officials say the new Medicaid bill-paying system is working better than expected. But for the company trying to get kids wheelchairs, the dentist who hasn't been paid in a month and the providers who wait days to get their calls for help …
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Menthol Cigarettes Likely Pose Health Risk, FDA Concludes

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A Food and Drug Administration review concludes that menthol cigarettes likely pose a greater public health risk than regular cigarettes but does not make a recommendation on whether to limit or ban the minty smokes – one of the few growth sectors of …
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Honored by Hall, Jobe's Tommy John surgery still prolonging pitchers' careers

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He grew up in Greensboro, N.C., and played a little bit of baseball as a child. "I wasn't very good," he says. Little did he know that his …. Despite some modifications depending on the surgery, along with a few embellishments for improving overall …
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