North Carolina was the 40th state to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. Lambeth said lawmakers in some of the holdout states have been impressed with North Carolina’s decision to pass expansion with a provision to create a workforce development program for beneficiaries.

This safeguard now puts Medicaid expansion, which became law in the state in 2023, at risk, as congressional Republicans are reportedly considering changes to Medicaid to fund immigration initiatives and tax cuts desired by President Donald Trump.

The North Carolina Medicaid portal was operational again Tuesday night following nationwide disruptions that happened shortly after President Donald Trump ordered a pause on federal loans and grants.

A number of states have reported that they’ve lost access to the Medicaid payment portal amid the Trump administration’s freeze of federal aid.

"If CMS reduces it below 90%, I will be the first to push to eliminate, as that was not the deal we made," said Rep. Donny Lambeth of Forsyth County.

Introducing work requirements for Medicaid recipients is something the GOP has suggested will be brought into action.

North Carolina Governor Josh Stein released a statement on Tuesday after the White House ordered a pause on all federal grants and loans.

State Medicaid programs across the country reported Tuesday they had lost access to federal payment portals one day after President Trump announced a freeze on federal grants and aid. By the late

Here's what the U.S. and N.C. attorneys general alleged in the Medicaid fraud case against Greensboro's Substance Abuse Treatment Labs.

North Carolina is joining more than 20 other states in a lawsuit seeking to block a freeze of federal funds ordered by the Trump administration that was set to begin Tuesday evening, but has now been temporarily blocked in federal court.

Tennessee lawmakers on Wednesday voted to establish a disaster emergency response fund and send millions in aid to East Tennessee communities ravaged by flooding last year. The relief package received bipartisan passage in both the Senate and the House during a special session on Wednesday,

Medicaid expansion in Georgia has gained bipartisan support, with four Republican senators signing the Democrat-backed bill.