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Gov. Roy Cooper, in the wake of COVID-19, made it easier to apply for Medicaid.
Published: Tuesday, May 19th, 2020 @ 10:10 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Critics questioned whether a recent state audit attributing a 9 percent savings in Medicaid costs to the nonprofit Community Care of North Carolina was a useful guide to policymakers weighing reforms in the government health insurance program covering 1.4 million poor, elderly, and disabled North Ca
Published: Thursday, August 27th, 2015 @ 9:07 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Public Schools of Robeson County misspent $3.16 million of Medicaid-related money intended to provide education and medical services for disabled children from 2011-13, and that could signal an $18 million annual problem statewide, according to a state audit.
Published: Monday, August 3rd, 2015 @ 11:15 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Replicating a cost-saving Illinois reform program could root out Medicaid fraud and abuse, but if not done properly, the state could be forced to repay the federal government for any misspent dollars, a key Senate Republican says.
Published: Sunday, March 8th, 2015 @ 1:46 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A new state audit reveals shortcomings in the procedure used to approve doctors and other providers offering services for patients on Medicaid, the state's health system for the poor and disabled.
Published: Friday, August 15th, 2014 @ 4:35 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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As Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Aldona Wos places a top deputy temporarily in charge of the state's beleaguered Medicaid system, state Auditor Beth Wood has launched a cost and performance study of the nonprofit entity overseeing much of Medicaid, the joint federal/state...
Published: Tuesday, February 18th, 2014 @ 12:02 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Widespread, serious flaws in the state Department of Health and Human Services' long-suffering NCTracks Medicaid computer system might jeopardize more than $9 million in anticipated annual cost savings, according to a stinging state performance audit released late Monday afternoon.
Published: Wednesday, December 11th, 2013 @ 5:47 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Legislative Democrats took a few jabs at state Auditor Beth Wood, a fellow Democrat, at a Tuesday meeting of the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services.
Published: Friday, November 22nd, 2013 @ 11:51 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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State officials will not say whether anyone will be charged in a Medicaid spending scandal uncovered by the state auditor's office.
Published: Thursday, February 7th, 2013 @ 12:27 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A state audit finding potentially "hundreds of millions of dollars" of Medicaid mismanagement also called for "a scientifically valid study" of North Carolina's showcase Medicaid program due to suspect savings claims and questionable methodologies used to evaluate it.
Published: Tuesday, February 5th, 2013 @ 1:49 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Gov. Pat McCrory is getting kudos among the general populace for his tough comments on the state Medicare program at a Thursday press conference.
Published: Sunday, February 3rd, 2013 @ 10:32 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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North Carolina's Medicaid program is in a major state of disarray, costing taxpayers "hundreds of millions of dollars" in mismanagement, a blistering state audit revealed.
Published: Sunday, February 3rd, 2013 @ 12:16 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, Governor Pat McCrory welcomed a recent independent audit of the state's Medicaid program by State Auditor Beth Wood and highlighted the need to address cost control and accountability issues in the program through proactive reforms.
Published: Saturday, February 2nd, 2013 @ 3:19 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Governor Pat McCrory welcomed a recent independent audit of the state's Medicaid program by State Auditor Beth Wood and highlighted the need to address cost control and accountability issues in the program through proactive reforms.
Published: Friday, February 1st, 2013 @ 1:29 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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