Center for Public Policy Solutions

Where clinical experience meets policy solutions.

Center for Public Policy Solutions logo

The Novant Health Center for Public Policy Solutions conducts independent research on healthcare policy issues that affect care delivery and health. Led by clinicians on the frontlines of healthcare, we identify regulatory barriers that impede healthcare access and develop evidence-based policy recommendations to improve care coordination, reduce administrative burden, and enhance patient outcomes across North and South Carolina.

Our resources

Find research and policy analysis addressing critical healthcare challenges including sepsis care standardization, chronic disease management, and regulatory reform initiatives that improve patient access and clinical efficiency.

Hospital-at-home needs policy action to expand its success

Temporary waivers have allowed patients to receive hospital-level care in their own home. Making the waivers permanent would expand program benefits.

Patients face burdens when “Two-Midnight” rule is applied inconsistently

When coverage doesn't match the level of care clinicians provide, it can leave patients with larger bills than they expect.

How lowering premiums for all marketplace plan types keeps costs down

Why any policy replacing the Affordable Care Act's enhanced premium tax credits needs to make premiums affordable for all plan types.

Preventing harm from test results that arrive too quickly

Federal law requires test results to be sent to patients as soon as they're available. Clinicians are speaking up about the unintended harm that policy is causing.

Novant Health supporting rural clinic’s effort to expand care options as FQHC

Obtaining Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) status would enable Black River Family Practice to offer additional services to patients.

Second Novant Health Policy Fellows cohort underway

Fellows are getting a firsthand look at how careers in public policy can create the kind of healthcare laws and regulations that can save lives.

Federal momentum builds for sepsis solutions

Federal lawmakers have reintroduced the bipartisan SEPSIS Act, aligning with our research on sepsis care barriers and offering NC a roadmap for action.

Beyond the headlines: a comprehensive approach to healthcare compliance

While recent headlines focus on cutting waste in healthcare, the most sophisticated fraud prevention programs are already operating behind the scenes.

How policies made clicks the cornerstone of care

For healthcare practitioners, where conversation-centered care once defined their workplace, keyboard and mouse clicks have become the unofficial soundtrack for appointments.

NC bill could help speed access to healthcare

For thousands of North Carolinians, insurance approval processes mean waiting for critical treatments, procedures, and medications — sometimes with life-altering consequences.

Simplifying prior authorization requirements

Each medication and treatment clinicians prescribe represents years of training, experience, and expertise patients deserve to access without worry of regulatory or other delays.

Our lead clinicians & policy experts

Our steering committee and staff turn frontline challenges into policy solutions that improve care, expand access, lower costs and shape a healthier future for all.

A female provider reviewing data with a female nurse while standing in a hospital hallway.

Connect with the Center

For policy research, clinical data analysis and expert testimony on healthcare policy issues, follow us on X, email us or sign up for updates.