On April 1, 2023, approximately 55,000 children receiving NC Health Choice coverage will move to NC Medicaid and begin receiving additional physical and behavioral health services. This change will help save families money and increase access to care.
Published: Saturday, February 4th, 2023 @ 8:14 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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North Carolina honored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation & the National Academy for State Health Policy with 2022 Medicaid Innovation Award
Published: Thursday, September 22nd, 2022 @ 10:10 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Medicaid postpartum health care coverage will be extended from 60 days to 12 months for eligible people in North Carolina beginning April 1, 2022.
Published: Thursday, March 31st, 2022 @ 8:55 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced a major milestone in its innovative Healthy Opportunities Pilot program with 10 people who are members of managed care successfully receiving a food service delivered through NC Medicaid Managed Care.
Published: Monday, March 28th, 2022 @ 12:05 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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On Jan. 19, 2022, the North Carolina Court of Appeals granted a request from two insurance providers to voluntarily dismiss appeals of their suit over contracts awarded for NC Medicaid Managed Care by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.
Published: Tuesday, January 25th, 2022 @ 11:23 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The recently adopted North Carolina state budget includes funds to give a one-time bonus to eligible home- and community-based direct care workers and support staff who provide services to Medicaid and NC Health Choice beneficiaries.
Published: Wednesday, January 19th, 2022 @ 6:30 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Honor presented annually recognizes state employees for commitment to equity and public service
Published: Sunday, January 16th, 2022 @ 3:13 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services published its Olmstead Plan, designed to assist people with disabilities who receive or are eligible for publicly-funded services.
Published: Thursday, January 13th, 2022 @ 12:29 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced the selection of seven organizations to serve as Behavioral Health and Intellectual/Developmental Disability Tailored Plans (Behavioral Health I/DD Tailored Plans).
Published: Tuesday, September 21st, 2021 @ 10:48 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced the state’s five Medicaid prepaid health plans have joined NCCARE360 — the nation’s first statewide coordinated care network connecting individuals to local services and resources.
Published: Wednesday, August 4th, 2021 @ 11:09 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Starting July 1, nearly 1.6 million Medicaid beneficiaries in North Carolina will begin receiving the same Medicaid services in a new way through NC Medicaid Managed Care health plans.
Published: Wednesday, July 14th, 2021 @ 9:02 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced all Medicaid beneficiaries currently eligible to transition to managed care have selected or been assigned a health plan with 97% enrolled in a plan that includes their current primary care provider (PCP) in network.
Published: Monday, June 7th, 2021 @ 7:51 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is extending open enrollment for NC Medicaid Managed Care through Friday, May 21.
Published: Tuesday, May 25th, 2021 @ 5:31 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is in its final week of open enrollment for NC Medicaid Managed Care.
Published: Thursday, May 13th, 2021 @ 11:25 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The notices are being sent to encourage beneficiaries to choose a primary care provider and a health plan for their families’ care in preparation for the launch of NC Medicaid Managed Care on July 1.
Published: Friday, April 23rd, 2021 @ 1:45 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The seven organizations, called Local Management Entities/Managed Care Organizations or LME/MCOs, are responsible for managing and monitoring the provision of public mental health, intellectual and developmental disabilities
Published: Wednesday, April 14th, 2021 @ 10:22 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has begun mailing enrollment packets statewide and launched new resources for beneficiaries as it prepares for NC Medicaid Managed Care Open Enrollment which begins on Mar. 15, 2021.
Published: Saturday, March 6th, 2021 @ 11:05 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services announced today that Legal Aid of North Carolina (Legal Aid) will provide Medicaid Managed Care Ombudsman services for the state’s Medicaid beneficiaries.
Published: Wednesday, January 20th, 2021 @ 1:04 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services recently received approval to use federal matching funds to expand services for the evidence-based early childhood program, Reach Out and Read.
Published: Wednesday, December 23rd, 2020 @ 9:11 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Council’s first meeting will be held today at 10 am; livestream link available
Published: Friday, December 4th, 2020 @ 11:20 am
By: Governor's Office
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced the launch of a new online portal for North Carolinians receiving or looking to apply for Medicaid.
Published: Tuesday, December 1st, 2020 @ 11:20 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced it has upgraded the mobile-friendly ePASS website to include a Spanish language option.
Published: Tuesday, November 10th, 2020 @ 2:48 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Permanent Proposed Changes Open for Public Comment through October 8th
Published: Saturday, October 3rd, 2020 @ 8:16 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Each week, staff at Carolina Journal looks back at the week in N.C. politics and chooses several interesting, relevant stories you may have missed.
Published: Monday, August 17th, 2020 @ 4:28 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Roy Cooper on Thursday signed a Medicaid transformation bill that ends years of wrangling with legislators over the issue.
Published: Monday, July 6th, 2020 @ 1:54 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Today, the NC Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) released improved online applications for Medicaid and Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) that will help both North Carolina families and county Departments of Social Services (DSS) during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Published: Wednesday, June 24th, 2020 @ 9:46 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Money is tight at N.C. Department of Health and Human Services.
Published: Monday, February 17th, 2020 @ 8:33 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina continues to roll out Medicaid managed care, despite a lack of funding from the legislature and a lawsuit pending against one of the insurers slotted to become a managed care organization.
Published: Monday, October 21st, 2019 @ 7:38 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The Republican version of Medicaid expansion will move to the House floor.
Published: Friday, September 20th, 2019 @ 2:06 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Today, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services announced additional flexibilities to expand its efforts to ensure Medicaid and NC Health Choice services can be quickly delivered to those impacted by Hurricane Florence
Published: Monday, September 24th, 2018 @ 8:13 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services announced broad efforts to work with federal and county partners to provide additional flexibility to people enrolled in the Medicaid program and their health care providers during and after Hurricane Florence
Published: Thursday, September 13th, 2018 @ 9:24 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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North Carolina is about to undertake the greatest revolution in healthcare since the 1965 advent of Medicaid and Medicare
Published: Wednesday, August 29th, 2018 @ 7:23 am
By: Tom Campbell
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If North Carolina Democrats hoped - and North Carolina Republicans feared - that a Roy Cooper administration would represent a clean break from the administration of former Gov. Pat McCrory, both sides have good reason to revise their expectations
Published: Friday, May 4th, 2018 @ 1:51 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Angry lawmakers Tuesday advocated civil and possibly criminal action against former executives of Cardinal Innovations Healthcare Solutions, the state's largest behavioral health network
Published: Thursday, December 14th, 2017 @ 4:34 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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