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 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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Today the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services issued a Request for Applications for Behavioral Health and Intellectual/Developmental Disability (I/DD) Tailored Plans as part of North Carolina’s transition to Medicaid Managed Care.
Published: Monday, November 16th, 2020 @ 4:01 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced the launch of NC Medicaid’s managed care enrollment website, www.ncmedicaidplans.gov, in preparation for the launch of Medicaid Managed Care scheduled for July 1, 2021.
Published: Wednesday, November 11th, 2020 @ 12:03 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and the Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority (CIHA) have entered into a contract to support the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) in addressing the health needs of American Indian/Alaskan Native Medicaid beneficiaries.
Published: Friday, October 30th, 2020 @ 11:13 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The NC Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) is pleased to announce that once again court rulings affirm the integrity and fairness of the Departments’ managed care procurement process.
Published: Sunday, August 30th, 2020 @ 11:26 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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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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Gov. Roy Cooper recently made it easier for people to apply for Medicaid coverage during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Published: Sunday, May 17th, 2020 @ 12:22 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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It has been over eight months since Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed the General Assembly’s biennium state budget.
Published: Monday, March 16th, 2020 @ 12:48 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Recently, California Governor Gavin Newsom shared a new idea for how the state can address its ever-growing homeless population: doctors’ prescriptions for housing.
Published: Saturday, March 14th, 2020 @ 5:46 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services confirmed Tuesday, Nov. 19, that Medicaid transformation would be placed on hold indefinitely.
Published: Saturday, November 30th, 2019 @ 1:34 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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In reaction to the legislature adjourning without passing needed funds to continue Medicaid Managed Care implementation, spokesperson Megan Thorpe offered the following comment:
Published: Thursday, November 21st, 2019 @ 6:24 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced that because the NC General Assembly did not take needed action, managed care implementation and open enrollment for NC Medicaid must be suspended.
Published: Wednesday, November 20th, 2019 @ 9:43 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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A big change to the state Medicaid program remains unfunded, increasing the risk of costly delays in Medicaid transformation.
Published: Monday, November 11th, 2019 @ 8:19 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Time is running out, and Medicaid transformation is imperiled.
Published: Thursday, October 24th, 2019 @ 11:01 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Health management company Aetna has charged the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services with manipulating the process for awarding Medicaid managed care contracts to favor Blue Cross N.C.
Published: Thursday, October 24th, 2019 @ 1:02 pm
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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Open enrollment for Medicaid Managed Care begins statewide today. Most people who receive Medicaid can choose a health plan and primary care provider to deliver their Medicaid services as part of the state’s transformation to managed care.
Published: Monday, October 14th, 2019 @ 8:47 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has expanded the regions awarded to Carolina Complete Health Inc. to serve as a prepaid health plan under the state’s transition to Medicaid managed care.
Published: Wednesday, October 9th, 2019 @ 12:31 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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It’s been five years in the making, and it’s almost free from the budget stalemate.
Published: Sunday, September 15th, 2019 @ 4:12 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Open enrollment for Medicaid managed care begins today in 27 counties. From July 15 through Sept. 13, 2019, more than 300,000 households with nearly 540,000 people in Medicaid can choose a health plan to provide their Medicaid services, along with a primary care provider.
Published: Tuesday, July 16th, 2019 @ 2:52 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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In a year when our state is stashing more than $700 million into surplus funds, the recent state budget appears to target the Department of Health and Human Services for punishment.
Published: Friday, July 12th, 2019 @ 11:24 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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The state’s tax-supported managed care agencies for mental health are a mess.
Published: Friday, May 24th, 2019 @ 3:56 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Our legislature has been in session since January 30th and at last count 17 bills had been approved by both houses of the legislature and sent to Governor Cooper’s desk for approval or veto.
Published: Tuesday, May 21st, 2019 @ 2:37 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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“The cost of doing nothing is not nothing,” John Owen, mental health consumer, told Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy Cohen, M.D, at a roundtable to discuss the impact of untreated behavioral health on communities and the challenges of accessing care for those who need it.
Published: Monday, May 20th, 2019 @ 9:51 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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A group of House Republicans is taking another whack at what they call an alternative to Medicaid expansion so uninsured North Carolina residents can obtain health coverage.
Published: Monday, April 29th, 2019 @ 4:30 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services released a policy paper and a Request for Information (RFI) to invite feedback on the Healthy Opportunities Pilots — a groundbreaking program that will test and evaluate the impact of integrating evidence-based, non-medical services
Published: Tuesday, February 19th, 2019 @ 5:16 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The second week of the 2019 long session saw continued bill filing and a handful of legislative committees.
Published: Monday, February 11th, 2019 @ 7:50 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services announced the selection of Prepaid Health Plans that will participate in Medicaid managed care when the program launches in November 2019
Published: Wednesday, February 6th, 2019 @ 10:04 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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North Carolina has received federal approval to transition to a cost-saving, whole-health Medicaid managed care system that will take the state out of the day-to-day management of the government insurance program for the elderly, disabled, and poor
Published: Thursday, October 25th, 2018 @ 9:14 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina today received federal approval to implement the transition to Medicaid managed care and integrate physical health, behavioral health and pharmacy benefits
Published: Wednesday, October 24th, 2018 @ 4:18 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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It's nearly impossible to discuss the cost, access, or quality of the U.S. health care system without circling back to Medicaid - the joint federal and state program that provides health coverage to those with low incomes
Published: Friday, October 19th, 2018 @ 5:35 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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As chief budget writer in the House, state Rep. Nelson Dollar is accustomed to dealing with big numbers.
Published: Wednesday, September 26th, 2018 @ 8:22 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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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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