President Joe Biden officially announced Friday the appointment of former North Carolina Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mandy Cohen as the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Published: Tuesday, August 8th, 2023 @ 11:25 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina honored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation & the National Academy for State Health Policy with 2022 Medicaid Innovation Award
Published: Thursday, September 22nd, 2022 @ 10:10 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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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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The Cooper administration may be inviting Medicaid fraud, thanks to an executive order the governor issued Tuesday, May 12.
Published: Thursday, May 14th, 2020 @ 6:18 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The Trump administration and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services last week unveiled a new model for how states could finance and design benefit plans for the Affordable Care Act — also known as Obamacare — Medicaid expansion population.
Published: Wednesday, February 12th, 2020 @ 8:50 am
By: Carolina Journal
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This year marks the 50th anniversary of North Carolina’s Medicaid program, which provides health coverage for low-income adults, children, pregnant women, seniors and people with disabilities throughout the state.
Published: Saturday, February 8th, 2020 @ 5:32 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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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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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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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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North Carolina’s state government entered its 2019-20 fiscal year on July 1 without a new state budget in place. Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and the Republican-led legislature haven’t agreed to one, yet.
Published: Tuesday, July 23rd, 2019 @ 9:49 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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The NC House: Hospitals are Too Important to Fail, but Taxpayers are Unimportant to Save Them Money
Published: Sunday, May 12th, 2019 @ 9:39 am
By: Diane Rufino
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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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If North Carolina Democrats hoped - and North Carolina Republicans feared - that a Roy Cooper administration would represent a clean break from the administration of former Gov. Pat McCrory, both sides have good reason to revise their expectations
Published: Friday, May 4th, 2018 @ 1:51 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The percentage of North Carolina adults who reported smoking cigarettes in 2016 is the lowest ever recorded, 17.9 percent
Published: Thursday, September 28th, 2017 @ 5:12 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Roy Cooper released the following statement in response to the health care legislation introduced by Senators Bill Cassidy and Lindsey Graham
Published: Wednesday, September 20th, 2017 @ 2:59 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Just a few days after his midnight swearing-in, new Governor Roy Cooper tells a public audience today that he wants to bypass state law and ask the feds to expand North Carolina’s already over-crowded Medicaid program
Published: Monday, February 20th, 2017 @ 9:00 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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North Carolina's Medicaid program already covers children, pregnant mothers, the elderly, blind, disabled, etc.
Published: Sunday, February 5th, 2017 @ 12:22 am
By: Bill Cook
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Even though Gov. Roy Cooper’s request to expand North Carolina’s Medicaid program unilaterally has been halted in federal court, some GOP lawmakers say they are open to considering a limited enrollment increase
Published: Monday, January 23rd, 2017 @ 5:05 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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To assess Pat McCrory's four years as governor we must begin in 2012. McCrory was a popular, moderate Charlotte Mayor, leading the Queen City during a time of explosive growth
Published: Monday, January 9th, 2017 @ 12:49 am
By: Tom Campbell
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The leaders of the General Assembly have sent a letter to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services opposing the governor’s plan to expand Medicaid
Published: Saturday, January 7th, 2017 @ 12:46 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina hit another milestone in Medicaid reform today when Governor Pat McCrory signed an application that will pave the way for an innovative North Carolina solution
Published: Thursday, June 2nd, 2016 @ 3:43 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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The continuing calls to expand Medicaid coverage under the Affordable Care Act have a seemingly unlikely ally - Medicaid Health Plans of America, the trade association representing a number of top Medicaid managed care organizations
Published: Thursday, April 21st, 2016 @ 10:28 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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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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State health officials today unveiled an innovative, multi-year draft plan for reforming North Carolina's Medicaid program to achieve better patient care, better community health, improved doctor-patient engagement and cost containment
Published: Wednesday, March 2nd, 2016 @ 7:06 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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The FY 2015-16 North Carolina state budget has finally been finalized. Was it worth the wait? Rather than wading through 400 pages of text, you can read here about the ten most interesting and important aspects of the budget in this article.
Published: Saturday, October 3rd, 2015 @ 4:40 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Governor Pat McCrory today announced the appointment of Rick Brajer as the new secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
Published: Tuesday, August 11th, 2015 @ 2:43 am
By: McCrory Communications
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Just when we were beginning to trust that North Carolina's Medicaid program was better managed and actually spending within its allocated budget we learned the program hasn't been paying doctors and hospitals what they are owed.
Published: Wednesday, June 24th, 2015 @ 3:29 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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The prescription for improving North Carolina's Medicaid program has been a repetitive talking point for the past two years. The initial game plan back in April 2013 was for the state to contract with at least three private managed care organizations (MCOs) to take on full risk for managing...
Published: Wednesday, June 24th, 2015 @ 9:18 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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For years now, legislators, policy analysts, medical providers, and lobbyists for various interest groups have been arguing about North Carolina's Medicaid program. Whether you find this argument interesting, confusing, or boring, I have some news for you: it's far from over.
Published: Monday, June 22nd, 2015 @ 4:16 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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All kinds of deals are made during the legislative session. Whether a distillery can sell unlimited amounts or only one bottle to people taking tours; whether vehicle registration fees should increase 50 percent or 30 percent or at all; whether solar subsidies should be cut off now or extended...
Published: Friday, June 12th, 2015 @ 2:04 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Last Monday, the John Locke Foundation hosted a thoughtful health care forum where three expert panelists offered insight on the status of Kansas, Louisiana, and Florida's Medicaid reforms. Featured speakers included Kansas Lt. Governor Jeff Colyer, a pediatric plastic surgeon and leader of...
Published: Wednesday, April 22nd, 2015 @ 5:35 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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This week's Bad Bill has a title only George Orwell would love. Senate Bill 354, sponsored by Angela Bryant (D-Nash) and Ben Clark (D-Cumberland) is titled "North Carolina Healthcare Jobs Initiative."
Published: Wednesday, April 1st, 2015 @ 9:07 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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