NC Medicaid is getting cheaper gene therapy treatments for sickle cell disease
North Carolina is one of 35 states selected to participate in a federal model that lets the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services negotiate for cheaper gene cell therapy treatments for sickle cell disease on the state’s behalf.
In one of NC’s top counties for sickle cell, treatment is hard to come by
Carlton Beasley is one of the residents in Cumberland County with sickle cell disease. Yet, he and others with the disease have no local comprehensive treatment options. Instead they drive over an hour to Duke or UNC.
Fuquay-Varina couple carries blood stem cells across the U.S.
Retired couple Karon and Leo Mertens, who live in Fuquay-Varina, are traveling more than they ever have. Since the beginning of 2020, they’ve gone on 48 trips, flying thousands of miles all over the United States. To Washington, Ohio, Texas and many more destinations.