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  • 3 weeks ago | northcarolinahealthnews.org | Michelle Crouch |Charlotte Ledger

    The Charlotte LedgerThe total compensation of Atrium Health’s top executives soared by an average of 41 percent last year, according to newly released data from the hospital system, but information about the salary of Eugene Woods, CEO of Atrium parent Advocate Health, was not included in the release.

  • 1 month ago | northcarolinahealthnews.org | Michelle Crouch |Charlotte Ledger

    If you’ve ever been hit with a slew of confusing bills after a hospital stay, had a long wait for an insurance approval or struggled to pay an unexpectedly high medical bill, you know how frustrating health care in North Carolina can be.

  • 1 month ago | northcarolinahealthnews.org | Michelle Crouch |Charlotte Ledger

    The Charlotte LedgerWhen 6-year-old Mackenzie Conlon was hospitalized with the flu at Atrium Health Levine Children’s Hospital in February, all she wanted was to go home, her mother, Stephanie Conlon, said. Mackenzie, who has complex medical needs due to cerebral palsy, had been fighting high fevers, dehydration and pain so intense her constant crying left her nearly voiceless. Conlon, 46, said she would watch helplessly when her daughter pointed at the hospital door in a plea to leave.

  • 1 month ago | northcarolinahealthnews.org | Michelle Crouch |Charlotte Ledger

    If you work for a large company, you probably have a 401(k) or a similar program that allows you to automatically deduct money from your paycheck to save for retirement. You may even get a match from your employer. But about half of North Carolina’s private sector employees – more than 1.8 million people – don’t have a way to save for retirement through their jobs, according to an AARP analysis.

  • 2 months ago | wfae.org | Tony Mecia |Charlotte Ledger

    The opening of new lanes on a 17-mile section of I-485 in southern Mecklenburg has been delayed yet again, with the N.C. Department of Transportation saying it now expects them to open by “late 2025” or “winter 2025.”The department had said last year that it anticipated opening the lanes by “late summer” 2025, so the new timeline represents a delay of at least several months. The project has been under construction since 2019. The original forecast called for it to be completed by 2022.

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