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RALEIGH: Governor Roy Cooper and NC Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kody H. Kinsley announced today that DHHS will launch Medicaid Expansion on Dec. 1, 2023, giving more than 600,000 North Carolinians access to health care.
Published: Monday, November 6th, 2023 @ 6:02 am
By: Governor's Office
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Launch depends on General Assembly acting by Sept. 1
Published: Monday, July 31st, 2023 @ 5:44 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Governor Roy Cooper announced new appointments and nominations to state boards and commissions today.
Published: Monday, May 10th, 2021 @ 6:42 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Legislation passed in a 275-134 vote, with 44 Republicans voting in favor
Published: Wednesday, December 30th, 2020 @ 12:22 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced that $85.4 million in federal funds provided for COVID-19 relief to counties will be disbursed this week.
Published: Wednesday, May 27th, 2020 @ 8:51 am
By: Governor's Office
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has received approval from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to temporarily waive certain Medicaid policies as part of North Carolina’s response to the COVID-19.
Published: Tuesday, April 21st, 2020 @ 4:12 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has sought authority from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to temporarily waive certain Medicaid and NC Health Choice policies as part of North Carolina’s response to the COVID-19.
Published: Thursday, March 19th, 2020 @ 11:32 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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For the disabled already on Medicaid, finding providers or in-home caregivers can be a nightmare.
Published: Sunday, September 29th, 2019 @ 2:51 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina doesn’t just have a health care gap. Large fissures riddle the system.
Published: Thursday, September 19th, 2019 @ 12:47 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Public comment is sought on the proposed Social Services Block Grant Plan, which outlines how $74 million in federal Social Services Block Grant funds will be spent in North Carolina in the coming state fiscal year.
Published: Monday, June 3rd, 2019 @ 3:49 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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As warmer weather arrives in North Carolina, the Division of Aging and Adult Services is partnering with the N.C. Area Agencies on Aging and local service providers to distribute fans to eligible recipients through Operation Fan Heat Relief May 1 – Oct. 31.
Published: Sunday, May 19th, 2019 @ 11:35 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The governor's behind it, and state Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy Cohen is for it. Some freshmen legislators have made it a priority, some leaders in the N.C. House think it's a good idea, and 32 states have implemented a version of it.
Published: Monday, February 11th, 2019 @ 8:07 am
By: Carolina Journal
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An eager crowd of bundled-up observers assembled early Jan. 17 in a vacant lot, huddling with government officials as steam from their coffee cups curled into the air
Published: Tuesday, January 22nd, 2019 @ 11:48 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Public comment is sought on the proposed Social Services Block Grant plan, which outlines how an estimated $62 million in federal social services block grant funds will be spent in North Carolina in the coming state fiscal year
Published: Sunday, June 5th, 2016 @ 4:07 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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Senate leaders on Tuesday began unveiling their $22.2 billion General Fund budget, including a nearly 20 percent pay boost for teachers over two years, a middle-class tax cut, and a tuition freeze for UNC system students
Published: Thursday, June 2nd, 2016 @ 3:45 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Gov. Pat McCrory announced Monday that he plans to expand the state's Medicaid rolls in several limited areas as part of his Health and Human Services budget priorities, and will continue to seek broader expansion from the White House.
Published: Monday, May 30th, 2016 @ 11:28 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The full details of Governor Pat McCrory's proposed budget adjustments for the 2016-17 Fiscal Year have been released
Published: Friday, April 29th, 2016 @ 1:27 am
By: McCrory Communications
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North Carolina is preparing for the future and will invest in strengthening education, enhancing public safety, improving the health of all citizens and building roads that connect our communities under Governor Pat McCrory's proposed budget adjustments for the 2016-17 Fiscal Year
Published: Sunday, April 24th, 2016 @ 7:48 am
By: McCrory Communications
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Surrounded by families, children, first responders, advocates and care providers, Governor Pat McCrory unveiled his budget priorities to further promote a healthy North Carolina. The governor's budget proposal will expand services to strengthen families and support North Carolina's most...
Published: Thursday, April 14th, 2016 @ 12:09 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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The public is invited to comment on the state's Social Services Block Grant plan. The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services creates this plan every year to outline how federal social services block grant funds will be administered.
Published: Sunday, May 18th, 2014 @ 10:18 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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State AARP officials Friday rolled out their 2014 legislative priorities, and among them were safeguarding Medicare from cost-cutting, expanding Medicaid, and helping more seniors not yet eligible for Medicare to enroll in the federal health exchange. At the Raleigh event, AARP leaders also...
Published: Wednesday, January 29th, 2014 @ 7:51 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Educators, wildlife officers, law enforcement officials and office workers were among the state employees from all across the state to be honored Tuesday afternoon with the Governor's Award for Excellence at a ceremony at the North Carolina Museum of History. Ten of the award recipients were ...
Published: Thursday, November 21st, 2013 @ 12:03 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Office of Governor Pat McCrory announced the following appointments today: North Carolina Biotechnology Center, North Carolina Home Inspector Licensure Board, orth Carolina State Library Commission, North Carolina Real Estate Commission, North Carolina Local Government Commission
Published: Monday, October 21st, 2013 @ 9:16 am
By: David Winstead
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