Medicaid step therapy eyed to curb drug costs in North Carolina
State leaders debate step therapy to limit Medicaid spending. Doctors could be required to try cheaper drugs first, with prior approval for expensive meds. Proponents say potential savings near 100 million annually, while critics warn patient care could suffer.
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James
Ed Nye
D-Bladen
House
Health and Human Services
Adam Searing
N.C
Searing
Nye
Senate
Neighbors plan joint action against Southern pine beetle outbreak
Cornwell learns from a coworker about Southern pine beetles. State officials confirm the infestation and point to dying trees along Harvest Lane. Beetles attack stressed pines. owners may cut trees 50 to 100 feet away as a buffer or sell timber. Cornwell monitors weekly and urges neighbor cooperation for a community response. Rhonda and Jennifer Chiu note timing and outreach.
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Cornwell
State Forest Service
Goodman
Harvest Lane
Rhonda Cornwell
Jennifer Chiu
Border crowds swell as migrants gather near fence at Playas de Tijuana
Migrants and smugglers converge at the border as a makeshift steel wall of Navy landing mats runs along the waterline. Families share meals through fence gaps while authorities report dwindling illegal crossings and mixed scenes of life near Playas de Tijuana and Calexico.
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Tijuana
Border Patrol
Fernando Grijalva
United States
Sandoval
Linda
Tony Simiano
Los Angeles
Guillermo
Sofia Ramirez
Ensenada
Ramirez
Calexico
California Park
Playas de Tijuana
Second Florida resident hospitalized with West Nile encephalitis
A 64-year-old woman in north Florida is treated for encephalitis from the West Nile virus, the second human case this year. Her name and condition were not released. Earlier, 73-year-old Seymore Caruthers of Madison County was in fair condition. Health officials have 28 north Florida counties under alert for West Nile and Eastern equine encephalitis transmitted by mosquitoes.
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Madison, Fla
Florida
State Department of Health
Madison County
Seymore Carruthers
North Florida
Guards Explain Crash Victims Were Unaware Before Impact
National Guard briefing teams told relatives of 21 airmen killed in the Macon Georgia crash that extreme aerodynamic forces caused them to black out before the impact. The plane, carrying 18 Virginia Air National Guard members and 3 Florida Army guards, failed during a severe thunderstorm with nine times gravity. Officials say there was no distress signal and the crew likely slept as the aircraft tumbled and fire erupted on impact. A final report is to be released at a news conference Monday.
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Norfolk
National Guard
Virginia Air National Guard
Florida Army National Guard
Macon
Rickey Johnson
Randy V
Johnson
Maj
Ron Tittle
Florida Guard
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