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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.

Stein signs $319M NC Medicaid bill, extending healthcare coverage for millions in NC

The plan, which becomes law immediately, passed both chambers of the General Assembly on Tuesday with strong bipartisan ...
Yahoo

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 ...
Vols Wire

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 ...
AOL

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 ...
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 ...
WFAE

Medicaid expansion helped hundreds of thousands in NC. Now, its future is uncertain

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Raleigh News & Observer

NC judge extends pause on state-imposed Medicaid cuts to autism therapy

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Judge temporarily blocks North Carolina Medicaid cuts to treatment for kids with autism. Families of 21 children sue DHHS, alleging ...
WFAE

Changes required by the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ will affect Medicaid in NC. Here’s what you need to know.

Some North Carolinians who get their health insurance through Medicaid will soon have to meet a new work requirement, and others could lose coverage altogether as new rules from the federal government ...