Kody Kinsley

All qualifying North Carolina hospitals have agreed to participate in a first-of-its-kind initiative that will give them higher Medicaid payments if…

Federal Medicaid regulators have signed off on a proposal by North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper 's administration to offer scores of hospitals in the state a…

North Carolina is preparing a new initiative aimed at improving youth behavioral health. The Children and Families Specialty Plan is expected to launch later this year.

There could be some relief coming to rural areas in North Carolina that continue to deal with the opioid crisis. Better treatment options are some of the…

North Carolina’s Medicaid Expansion began Friday, adding an estimated 600,000 people to the rolls. North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kody Kinsley spoke to WFDD’s Paul Garber about what the expansion will mean for rural hospitals.

With the state budget's passage now two months late, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper’s administration announced Monday that it can't start the…

North Carolina health officials are hosting a statewide town hall to answer questions related to mental health. Thursday evening’s town hall-style meeting…

North Carolina has launched a new telemedicine program designed to increase access to treatment for COVID-19.

The head of North Carolina’s Department of Health and Human Services has announced his own plans to get both an annual flu shot and an updated COVID-19…

State health officials are releasing more information about monkeypox cases in North Carolina. Twenty-one cases of monkeypox have been reported in the…