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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services will host a live Spanish-language Cafecito and tele-town hall on Tuesday, Aug. 6, from 6 to 7 p.m., to discuss who is newly eligible for Medicaid under expansion
Published: Monday, August 5th, 2024 @ 9:14 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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A federal judge in North Dakota ruled on Monday that the Biden administration cannot compel Christian employers and health care providers to pay for transgender surgeries and other procedures.
Published: Tuesday, April 2nd, 2024 @ 11:25 pm
By: Daily Wire
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RALEIGH: Today, Governor Cooper joined Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure to highlight the positive impacts of Medicaid expansion in North Carolina and record Affordable Care Act enrollment numbers.
Published: Friday, March 22nd, 2024 @ 9:58 am
By: Governor's Office
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Beaufort County Department of Social Services is making final preparations for the launch of North Carolina’s Medicaid Expansion on Friday, Dec. 1, 2023.
Published: Friday, February 23rd, 2024 @ 1:58 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services will host a live fireside chat and tele-town hall Tuesday, Feb. 6, from 6 to 7 p.m., to discuss Medicaid expansion updates and resources, who is newly eligible and how to apply for health coverage.
Published: Wednesday, February 21st, 2024 @ 5:27 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The state Supreme will not issue an order blocking its own March 2022 decision in a legal fight over government retiree health benefits. That decision allowed retirees to pursue a lawsuit to restore a discarded premium-free health care option.
Published: Wednesday, February 21st, 2024 @ 4:52 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Governor Cooper and NCDHHS Secretary Kody Kinsley Joined Doctors, Advocates and New Beneficiaries at Enrollment Fair in Charlotte
Published: Wednesday, February 21st, 2024 @ 12:18 am
By: Governor's Office
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Governor Cooper and NCDHHS Secretary Kody Kinsley Joined Doctors, Advocates and New Beneficiaries at Enrollment Fair in Charlotte
Published: Thursday, February 15th, 2024 @ 11:43 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Since the state expanded who is eligible for Medicaid on Dec. 1, 2023, 314,101 North Carolinians have enrolled in the program and now have access to comprehensive health care, according to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services’ Medicaid Expansion Enrollment Dashboard.
Published: Sunday, February 4th, 2024 @ 2:47 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services will host a live fireside chat and tele-town hall Wednesday, Jan. 10, from 6 to 7 p.m., to discuss Medicaid expansion, including impacts on rural communities, who is newly eligible and ways to apply for health care coverage.
Published: Wednesday, January 31st, 2024 @ 10:01 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services launched a dashboard to track monthly enrollment in Medicaid for people eligible through expansion.
Published: Friday, January 12th, 2024 @ 1:51 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services will host a live Cafecito and tele-town hall on Thursday, Jan. 11, from 6 to 7 p.m., to discuss Medicaid expansion, who is newly eligible, ways to apply and which qualified immigration statuses are eligible for health care coverage
Published: Tuesday, January 9th, 2024 @ 11:19 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The full slate of 4th Circuit US Court of Appeals judges offered Thursday contrasting views over a dispute involving North Carolina State Health Plan coverage for transgender health care.
Published: Monday, January 1st, 2024 @ 6:54 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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UNC Health and ECU Leave State Employees and Taxpayers with a $1 Billion Bill and Threaten the Tax-Exempt Status of the Pension Plan
Published: Thursday, December 28th, 2023 @ 5:07 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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High Medication Cost Leads State Health Plan to Consider Removing GLP-1 Drugs from Coverage
Published: Saturday, December 23rd, 2023 @ 3:32 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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New Program Partners with CVS Caremark, GoodRx, to Target Some High-Cost Prescriptions, Lowering Out-of-Pocket Costs for Members
Published: Tuesday, December 5th, 2023 @ 2:24 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Today the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services began contacting up to 300,000 people who are enrolled in Medicaid’s limited Family Planning program
Published: Tuesday, November 28th, 2023 @ 12:55 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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RALEIGH — The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services received final federal approval from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services so North Carolina can launch Medicaid Expansion on Dec. 1, 2023.
Published: Friday, November 10th, 2023 @ 2:02 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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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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New toolkit can be used by community leaders to help people learn if they are eligible
Published: Wednesday, November 1st, 2023 @ 9:44 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Rural Health, in partnership with East Carolina University and North Carolina State University, has been awarded a highly competitive Community Partnerships to Advance Science for Society award
Published: Sunday, October 22nd, 2023 @ 10:53 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Since June 1, at least 18,000 people have lost health care coverage who likely would have been able to keep it under Medicaid Expansion
Published: Saturday, September 30th, 2023 @ 11:23 am
By: Governor's Office
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An estimated 9,000 people will lose health care each month until Medicaid Expansion starts
Published: Thursday, September 28th, 2023 @ 9:45 am
By: Governor's Office
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Recent closure of Martin General Hospital Has Significantly Impacted Delivery of Care in Martin County
Published: Wednesday, September 27th, 2023 @ 10:08 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Series of roundtables will take place in rural areas where hospital closures have impacted delivery of health care
Published: Tuesday, September 26th, 2023 @ 11:38 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Government retirees object to a proposed "writ of prohibition" from the N.C. Supreme Court that would stop them from pursuing a class-action lawsuit. The retirees want the state to restore premium-free health benefits they enjoyed before a change in state law in 2011.
Published: Saturday, September 16th, 2023 @ 3:40 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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RALEIGH: CNBC has named North Carolina as America’s Top State for Business in 2023 for the second year in a row. This morning, Governor Roy Cooper joined CNBC’s Scott Cohn at the Biltmore Estate in Asheville for a live broadcast where the winner was revealed.
Published: Wednesday, August 16th, 2023 @ 4:09 pm
By: Governor's Office
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6th Straight Year Premium Rates Remain Steady, Benefiting Teachers and State Employees
Published: Sunday, August 13th, 2023 @ 8:13 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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State Health Plan Rate Decision Will Be Focus of Monthly Ask Me Anything Q&A
Published: Friday, August 11th, 2023 @ 8:46 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Lawyers representing the state government health and retirement plans and Treasurer Dale Folwell seek a rare "writ of prohibition" from the N.C. Supreme Court. The writ would block a 2022 ruling linked to government retirees' health benefits.
Published: Thursday, August 3rd, 2023 @ 4:22 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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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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N.C. Attorney General Stein Refused to Represent the State Treasurer's Office in Court Case
Published: Wednesday, June 21st, 2023 @ 12:39 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Nearly 10,000 Members Added to Humana Plans Results in Savings to Help Unfunded Liability
Published: Friday, May 19th, 2023 @ 12:40 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Also Discuss Humana Medicare Advantage Plans' Savings of $47 Million During May's Ask Me Anything Session
Published: Thursday, May 18th, 2023 @ 6:35 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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