Infant Mortality Rate

"There is no question that deeper cuts in health and human service programs will hurt our efforts to continue to reduce infant mortality," he said. -Budget cuts could jeopardize low infant death rate; ...

Prescription Drugs for Seniors

"There are people in this state, our seniors, who cannot afford their prescription medication," Easley said at the commission's first meeting. "Many of them have to go into the drugstore and literally ...

Patients Bill of Rights

"Oftentimes these companies are getting between the doctor and the patient," Easley said at a news conference. "Bureaucrats should not decide whether you get cancer screening." -Easley, lawmakers offer package; 2/21/01 Charlotte Observer "If you are an insurance company and you ...