By Emily Vespa For more than four months, 32-year-old Jackson Hedgepeth has lived in a small room at Atrium Health Union hospital in Monroe, waiting for help. Jackson has autism, and he’s nonverbal.
An older worker losing their job unexpectedly often ends up experiencing long periods without health insurance. They also face greater difficulty accessing health care if they’re under 65 and not yet ...
As Christmas nears, many children will be anticipating a visit from Santa. But despite drops in North Carolina’s unemployment rate and a slowly recovering economy, many of North Carolina’s children ...