Community Health Care (CHC) told the council its family medicine residency faces closure June 30 after hospital partners ended affiliations; CHC leaders urged Pierce County to help convene hospitals and stakeholders to preserve the training pipeline that serves underserved communities.

At a March 5 second hearing on Senate Bill 193, witnesses offered both support and safety concerns about granting limited prescription authority to licensed naturopathic doctors; the committee closed testimony, set the bill aside for further consideration and set amendment deadlines for March 9.

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UNC Health physicians on the Chamber program described rural practice challenges and services in Eden; Dr. Sanford said a patient reported Rockingham County may have the country's highest concentration of multiple sclerosis cases and urged public-health follow-up. He also cited studies on primary-care benefits.

Members of the Senate Health and Welfare on Jan. 12 laid out priorities for the coming session—lowering health-care costs, shifting care into primary care settings, supporting rural hospitals and advancing workforce fixes—while flagging a slate of bills to examine; no formal votes were taken.

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