Medicaid Expansion /tags/medicaid-expansion Medicaid Expansion en-US Copyright Wed, 18 Dec 2024 21:04:28 GMT Gov. Roy Cooper highlights Medicaid expansion, education funding in farewell speech /politics/2024-12-18/gov-roy-cooper-medicaid-education-funding-farewell-speech Gov. Roy Cooper is wrapping up his final weeks in office, and he made a farewell speech Wednesday in his home county. Wed, 18 Dec 2024 21:04:28 GMT /politics/2024-12-18/gov-roy-cooper-medicaid-education-funding-farewell-speech Colin Campbell With Medicaid expansion, NC governor solidified health care legacy  /news/2024-12-06/medicaid-expansion-governor-roy-cooper As he prepares to leave office, Gov. Roy Cooper reflects on his signature policy achievement: Medicaid expansion. Fri, 06 Dec 2024 14:38:11 GMT /news/2024-12-06/medicaid-expansion-governor-roy-cooper Jaymie Baxley | North Carolina Health ¹ÏÉñapp This was the year advanced practice nurses thought they’d get full practice authority in NC. They were wrong. /health/2024-09-03/advanced-practice-nurses-north-carolina Advanced practice nurses have been trying to gain more independence from physicians for decades, but the legislative obstacles are high. Tue, 03 Sep 2024 15:00:46 GMT /health/2024-09-03/advanced-practice-nurses-north-carolina Twumasi Duah-Mensah | NC Health ¹ÏÉñapp North Carolina's Medicaid expansion program has enrolled 500,000 people in just 7 months /health/2024-07-12/medicaid-expansion-program-north-carolina-enrolled-500-000-people-7-months More than 500,000 North Carolina residents have enrolled in state's Medicaid expansion program in the seven months since it was launched. Fri, 12 Jul 2024 17:37:20 GMT /health/2024-07-12/medicaid-expansion-program-north-carolina-enrolled-500-000-people-7-months Associated Press New federal rule to boost pay for home health workers /health/2024-05-03/home-health-care-providers-north-carolina-medicaid-pay Under a new federal rule, home health care providers in North Carolina will be required to put most of the money they receive from Medicaid toward workers’ wages. Fri, 03 May 2024 17:56:54 GMT /health/2024-05-03/home-health-care-providers-north-carolina-medicaid-pay Jaymie Baxley | North Carolina Health ¹ÏÉñapp Dentists lobby for higher Medicaid reimbursement rates /health/2024-03-06/dentists-lobby-higher-medicaid-reimbursement-rates Even as Medicaid expansion has provided more low-income adults and their children access to oral health care, many dentists are not accepting them as patients. Wed, 06 Mar 2024 18:46:06 GMT /health/2024-03-06/dentists-lobby-higher-medicaid-reimbursement-rates Anne Blythe / NC Health ¹ÏÉñapp Cooper, Medicaid leader push insurance enrollment as North Carolina Medicaid expansion also grows /2024-01-10/cooper-medicaid-leader-push-insurance-enrollment-as-north-carolina-medicaid-expansion-also-grows The number of people who have enrolled in Medicaid in North Carolina since expansion began in December is now over 310,000. Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper offered that figure on Wednesday while at a Raleigh event with the nation’s chief Medicaid regulator to talk about expansion and those getting other subsidized insurance offered through the Affordable Care Act. Wed, 10 Jan 2024 22:17:23 GMT /2024-01-10/cooper-medicaid-leader-push-insurance-enrollment-as-north-carolina-medicaid-expansion-also-grows Associated Press Scams and complex rules complicate Medicaid, insurance signups for NC immigrant residents /2023-12-06/scams-and-complex-rules-complicate-medicaid-insurance-signups-for-nc-immigrant-residents State authorities say they’re getting complaints from consumers about health plans they never signed up for and bills for medical equipment they never used. These scams can be detrimental to the legal status of immigrant residents. Wed, 06 Dec 2023 21:11:15 GMT /2023-12-06/scams-and-complex-rules-complicate-medicaid-insurance-signups-for-nc-immigrant-residents Kayla Young Expansion adds hundreds of thousands of North Carolinians to Medicaid /health/2023-12-01/north-carolina-medicaid-expansion-live-first-southeast Medicaid expansion goes live in North Carolina today, opening up the government-run health insurance program to hundreds of thousands of low income adults. Fri, 01 Dec 2023 12:46:50 GMT /health/2023-12-01/north-carolina-medicaid-expansion-live-first-southeast Jason deBruyn NC raising Medicaid rates for behavioral health providers for first time since 2012 /health/2023-11-21/nc-raising-medicaid-rates-behavioral-health-providers-first-time-since-2012 Increased reimbursement for psychiatrists, psychologists, counselors, substance use treatment professionals and others may lead more of them to accept Medicaid — expanding access to care for state residents. Tue, 21 Nov 2023 21:31:51 GMT /health/2023-11-21/nc-raising-medicaid-rates-behavioral-health-providers-first-time-since-2012 Jaymie Baxley | North Carolina Health ¹ÏÉñapp