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Gov. Josh Stein signs $319M Medicaid funding bill in North Carolina

Medicaid currently provides health coverage to more than one in four North Carolinians, according to state officials.

Medicaid funding package for 3 million in NC set for final vote

Democrats, including Gov. Josh Stein, have been less than enthusiastic about the plan, despite Republicans agreeing to keep ...
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Medicaid cuts to begin soon in NC, including ending coverage of weight loss drugs

Medicaid cuts are coming sooner than expected. The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services will start trimming $319 million by the end of this month — including across-the-board ...

Stein to decide fate of $319M Medicaid funding plan

Gov. Josh Stein is expected to take action Thursday on a bill that would fully fund the state's Medicaid program, which ...
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Here’s what NC Medicaid funding bill could mean for your coverage

House Bill 696 fills a funding gap for Medicaid and adds rules that could make it harder for some North Carolinians to ...
WTVD

NC Medicaid reimbursement rates will be restored to pre-cut levels, Gov. Stein says

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- North Carolina Democratic Gov. Josh Stein has canceled Medicaid reimbursement rate reductions he initiated two months ago; a move aimed at protecting short-term access to care ...
WUNC

A reporter debrief on Medicaid changes in NC

Today, we’re focused on health care. First, Medicaid – the most expansive health care program in America. It has 72 million recipients. Nearly one in four North Carolinians is on Medicaid – primarily ...
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Administrative judge blocks NC Medicaid rate cut for assisted living services

A North Carolina administrative law judge has temporarily frozen Medicaid rate cuts for personal care services delivered in adult care homes. The ruling came after the North Carolina Assisted Living ...
WUNC

On eve of NC Medicaid cuts, Stein again calls on the General Assembly to fund the health care program

Gov. Josh Stein is calling for the U.S. Congress to appropriate billions more dollars to North Carolina's recovery from last year's Helene. The storm drenched western North Carolina, causing ...
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Medicaid expansion helped hundreds of thousands in NC. Now, its future is uncertain

Congress has cut federal funding for public media — an $800,000 loss for WFAE. We count on readers like you to protect our nonprofit newsroom. Become a monthly member and sustain local journalism.
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Is NC catching enough Medicaid fraud? Lawmakers question state officials

Oversight of the state’s Medicaid program is well equipped to protect against fraud, and safeguards are in place to detect and prevent waste and abuse, state officials told North Carolina lawmakers at ...