We’re also tracking the hours for rain and a rumble of thunder on Wednesday. Plus, candidates for NC Superintendent say where school safety falls short and where improvements can be made. Watch WRAL News on FOX 50 at 10 p.m., and search for these and other stories on WRAL.com.

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The "Dueling Dinosaurs" exhibit opening this weekend at Raleigh's North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences will feature what's believed to be the most complete T. rex skeleton ever discovered.

'Dueling Dinosaurs:' One-of-a-kind dig, laboratory access at Raleigh science museum

DinoLab at North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

Athens Drive Magnet High School and Conn Magnet Elementary School won national awards Saturday at the Magnet Schools of America's annual conference.

Top two magnet schools in the US are in Wake County

Athens Drive High School

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Expanding Medicaid has several potential benefits that would positively impact rural North Carolina. In addition to improved access to treatment, expanding Medicaid can have implications for local economies and on the overall wellbeing of North Carolinians living in rural areas. 

What can Medicaid expansion do for rural North Carolina?

Spotlight : NCHA : Man staring in the distance

The current legislative solution to expand Medicaid in North Carolina only makes sense if HASP is passed.

What is HASP -- and why does it matter for North Carolina? 

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Improving health insurance coverage can have a ripple effect. By expanding Medicaid, North Carolina could take great steps toward health equity and improving the health of our entire community.

How expanding Medicaid will improve healthcare equity for all North Carolinians

Spotlight : NC Healthcare Association : Doctor and child

Expanding Medicaid will provide greater access to health coverage and is one potential step that could reduce health inequities. Comprehensive healthcare improves the quality of life for individuals and helps to create stronger communities, which benefits everyone. 

For the uninsured, Medicaid expansion in North Carolina could be life-changing 

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The statewide lobbying group for North Carolina hospitals said it's willing to accept at least some regulatory rollbacks to get expansion, a potential sign of progress on multibillion-dollar issue.

Progress on Medicaid expansion? NC hospitals float offer after months of stalemate

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Students sign petition calling on UNC Medical School to press the state's hospital association to agree to regulator reforms as part of Medicaid expansion bill.

UNC Med students to hospital brass: Stop blocking Medicaid expansion

State treasurer blasts hospitals over transparency and billing, meets with lawmakers to call for 'greater accountability.'

WHAT STARTED THE FIRE, IF ANYONE HAS BEEN INJURED AND HOW LONG IT'LL TAKE FOR THIS TO BE PUT OUT. WE WILL BRING YOU ANY MAJOR UPDATES RIGHT HERE. BACK TO YOU. >>> A NEW REPORT FROM THE STATE TREASURER SAYS NOT HOPPER PROFIT GOALS -- NONPROFIT HOSPITALS ARE GOING AFTER UNPAID BILLS THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED. THE REPORT WAS MADE PUBLIC TODAY. >> Reporter: ACCORDING TO THE REPORT, 18 NONPROFITS IN NORTH CAROLINA BILLED $150 MILLION TO PATIENTS WHO SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED IN 2019, AND THAT IS JUST THE START. MOST HOSPITALS WOULDN'T EVEN SUPPLY THAT INFORMATION. NONPROFIT HOSPITALS GET STATE AND LOCAL TAX EXEMPTIONS AND IN RETURN, THEY AGREED TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY BENEFIT INCLUDING CHARITY. A NEW REPORT FROM THE STATE TREASURER SAID FEW HOSPITALS ARE GIVING BACK AS MUCH AS THEY GET. INSTEAD OF GIVING CHARITY CARE TO LOW INCOME PEOPLE WHO QUALIFY, ANY HOSPITALS ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT FROM THEM. JULIE IS WITH THE STATE HEALTH PLAN. >> SOMETIMES THAT CAN BE THROUGH DAMAGING CREDIT SCORES, EVEN SUING PATIENTS OR ENCOURAGING THEM TO OPEN UP MEDICAL CREDIT CARDS THAT CAN CHARGE HIGH INTEREST RATES UP TO 18% OR HIGHER. >> WHEN THEY TRIED TO ASK WHAT IT COST, THEY WERE TOLD IT WAS NONE OF THEIR BUSINESS AND WHEN THEY DON'T PAY FOR SOMETHING, THEY DIDN'T WANT TO CONSUME, THEY WEREN'T TOLD WHAT IT COSTS AND THERE IS A POTENTIALLY HIGHER CREDIT RATE.>> HE IS NOT CLAIMING THE CREDIT WORKERS IN THE HOSPITALS. >> THIS IS ABOUT THE MULTIMILLION DOLLAR EXECUTIVES RUNNING THESE MULTIBILLION- DOLLAR CORPORATIONS THAT DISGUISE THEMSELVES AS NONPROFITS. >> THE NORTH CAROLINA HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATION SAID NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITALS GET MORE THAN $1 BILLION PER YEAR IN CHARITY CARE, HE DISMISSED THE REPORT AS POLITICAL THEATER.>> WE THINK THAT DOING IT AT A TIME WHERE WE HAVE OVER 5000 HOSPITALIZATIONS AND THE NUMBERS FOR HOSPITALS CONTINUE TO GO UP, IN A TIME WHERE HOSPITALS ARE GETTING IT ALL THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC IS JUST A POOR SHOWING. >> I ALSO ASKED ABOUT THOSE HIGH RATE MEDICAL CREDIT CARDS, HE SAID MOST HOSPITALS TRY TO WORK WITH PATIENTS TO SET UP A

Report: NC hospitals billing people who qualify for charity care

State treasurer blasts hospitals again over transparency and billing, meets with lawmakers to call for 'greater accountability.'

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Casual, at-home gatherings with small groups of family and friends may feel safe, however, these get-togethers are contributing to the spread of COVID-19. 

NC Healthcare Association Coverage

What can Medicaid expansion do for rural North Carolina?

What is HASP -- and why does it matter for North Carolina?

How expanding Medicaid will improve healthcare equity for all North Carolinians

For the uninsured, Medicaid expansion in North Carolina could be life-changing

Progress on Medicaid expansion? NC hospitals float offer after months of stalemate

UNC Med students to hospital brass: Stop blocking Medicaid expansion

Report: NC hospitals billing people who qualify for charity care

Report: NC hospitals billing people who qualify for charity care

Report: NC hospitals billing people who qualify for charity care

At-home gatherings contributing to the spread of COVID-19