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N.C. Senate passes Medicaid Expansion Bill 44-2 on Wednesday. H.B. 149 also includes the SAVE Act, which would address needs in rural areas and giving nurses more independence, and partial repeal of some Certificate of Need Laws
Published: Wednesday, June 8th, 2022 @ 1:45 am
By: Carolina Journal
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On Wednesday the N.C. General Assembly’s Senate leadership announced a health care proposal that includes Medicaid expansion under the federal entitlement program, the Affordable Care Act.
Published: Tuesday, May 31st, 2022 @ 11:55 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Less than a week before lawyers on both sides of the case were scheduled to head to the N.C. Court of Appeals, a lawsuit challenging key decisions in North Carolina’s Medicaid “transformation” is going away.
Published: Friday, January 21st, 2022 @ 1:39 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Roy Cooper and state health secretary Dr. Mandy Cohen addressed the nascent Omicron variant Tuesday, Nov. 30, but they were reticent to raise alarms, in contrast to local media reports over the past couple of days.
Published: Tuesday, December 14th, 2021 @ 11:24 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced that Behavioral Health and Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) Tailored Plans will launch Dec. 1, 2022, instead of July 1, 2022.
Published: Tuesday, November 16th, 2021 @ 9:43 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The new program, funded by The Duke Endowment, will be led by FHLI’s Center for Excellence for Integrated Care team
Published: Friday, August 27th, 2021 @ 8:23 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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NCACC Weekly Update — June 25
Published: Friday, July 9th, 2021 @ 3:49 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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After years of delays, North Carolina’s Medicaid program has finally transitioned to a managed care system
Published: Thursday, July 8th, 2021 @ 3:45 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Senate Bill 105 will require a second vote Friday morning.
Published: Tuesday, July 6th, 2021 @ 12:55 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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From Medicaid changes to increased resources for behavioral health, to higher monetary thresholds for requiring Certificate of Need, the budget bill touches on key healthcare policy issues.
Published: Tuesday, June 29th, 2021 @ 3:59 am
By: Carolina Journal
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N.C. Gov. Roy Cooper was in Charlotte Monday to welcome the Centene Corporation, a provider of managed care services for Medicaid, public, and private health plans.
Published: Sunday, June 27th, 2021 @ 12:47 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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NCACC Weekly Update — April 23
Published: Monday, April 26th, 2021 @ 7:53 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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NCACC Weekly Update — April 16
Published: Wednesday, April 21st, 2021 @ 7:29 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 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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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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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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We will offer this allotment of three with more to come; some old, most new, but all quite informative, and, moreover, necessary to understanding that in North Carolina, there is a wiser path to govern ourselves and our People.
Published: Saturday, July 18th, 2020 @ 5:12 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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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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The possibility of a Republican version of Medicaid expansion has died in North Carolina.
Published: Wednesday, February 19th, 2020 @ 12:38 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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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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More than a thousand jobs and a massive reform are at stake now that the budget stalemate has thrown Medicaid transformation into chaos.
Published: Sunday, February 16th, 2020 @ 4:02 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Don’t despair North Carolina, despite continuing cries the state is without a budget — even after months of consternation, frustration, accusations, political wrangling, and dead–end negotiations.
Published: Friday, January 24th, 2020 @ 6:31 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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When they unveiled their plans, the room was crammed with hundreds of people —a stunning turnout for their home in rural Appalachia.
Published: Monday, January 13th, 2020 @ 4:01 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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We will offer this allotment of three with more to come; some old, most new, but all quite informative, and, moreover, necessary to understanding that in North Carolina, there is a wiser path to govern ourselves and our People.
Published: Wednesday, December 18th, 2019 @ 11:20 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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An overhaul of North Carolina’s Medicaid system, approved years ago and weeks into enrollment, is being postponed indefinitely because funding for it was vetoed by Gov. Cooper.
Published: Thursday, November 21st, 2019 @ 6:46 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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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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After 1,717 bills, nine vetoes and 186 new laws with the prospect of even more over the next few days, the legislature finally adjourned and ended one of the longest legislative sessions in recent history.
Published: Monday, November 18th, 2019 @ 8:11 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Governor Roy Cooper today sent a letter to Republican legislative leadership encouraging them to stay in Raleigh and negotiate teacher pay with him.
Published: Monday, November 18th, 2019 @ 7:36 am
By: Governor's Office
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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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The N.C. Senate will conclude its business this week, with or without overriding the governor’s budget veto, Senate leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, said during a Monday, Oct. 28, news conference.
Published: Tuesday, October 29th, 2019 @ 4:57 pm
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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