Investigators from the state’s Medicaid managed care organizations will share tips and tactics in an effort to catch suspicious billing sooner.

Updated law increases paid parental leave for state employees to 12 weeks for both parents, up from eight weeks for moms and four weeks for dads.

When she was growing up in rural southeastern North Carolina, Alicia Freeman saw people whose mental health and substance use concerns went untreated because her area had very few resources to help ...

State leaders are pursuing reforms to cut unnecessary commitments, expand voluntary treatment and improve follow-up mental health care.

The state has significantly increased funding for the centers over the past decade, though questions remain about oversight and how the money is used.