North Carolina Launches Statewide Effort to Tackle Rising Healthcare Costs

National Nurses United, UE Local 150, community activists say North Carolina’s ‘A.I. Strategic Roadmap’ falls short

NNOC/NNU will host a press conference on Friday, July 24, 2026 in Raleigh, N.C., to call on the state to implement strong guardrails and worker protections against A.I. Among the demands are: a statewide moratorium on data centers and enforceable measures to ensure that health care professionals and patients make decisions about their care and treatment.

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North Carolina launches statewide effort to tackle rising healthcare costs

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — High out-of-pocket costs, medical debt and a lack of competition are among the challenges a new state commission says it must address to make healthcare more affordable for North Carolinians. The state's Health Care Affordability Commission met for the first time Tuesday, launching a six-month effort to make healthcare more affordable [...]

Can North Carolina lower health care costs? New bipartisan commission gets to work

Health care costs keep rising, and North Carolina leaders say the status quo isn't sustainable. A new bipartisan commission, created by Gov. Josh Stein, met for the first time Tuesday with one mission: find ways to make medical care more affordable for millions of North Carolinians.