Pender commissioners decline to hear health director

Pender commissioners decline to hear health director
Pender County’s health director Jack Griffith stood outside a closed-door session of the Pender County commissioners Monday, hoping he would have a chance to speak to the board.
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Insurers, commissioners hammer out details of health-care reform

Insurers, commissioners hammer out details of health-care reform
Quick quiz: If you were a regulator interpreting the new requirement that health insurers use at least 80 or 85 percent of their premium dollars to pay medical bills or otherwise improve consumers’ health, which of the following expenses would you count toward the quota: 1. Combating fraud [...]

ONLY ON 3: Pender Health Dept allegations arise as commissioners look to investigate

ONLY ON 3: Pender Health Dept allegations arise as commissioners look to investigate
Submitted by Joe Mauceri on Mon, 04/26/2010 – 11:27pm. READ MORE: BURGAW, NC (WWAY) — Pender County Health Department employees asked that we hide their identity because they fear for their jobs.
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Hamilton County: Commissioners hear assessment of local health status

Hamilton County: Commissioners hear assessment of local health status
A detailed assessment of health in Hamilton County concludes that areas such as addiction, infant mortality, obesity and the need for health care reform should be among the top priorities in the coming years.
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