/tags/medicaid Medicaid en-US Copyright Thu, 12 Sep 2024 13:19:26 GMT /health/2024-09-12/legislature-approves-medicaid-money The state health department asked for $458 billion to keep up with rising Medicaid costs. Thu, 12 Sep 2024 13:19:26 GMT /health/2024-09-12/legislature-approves-medicaid-money Grace Vitaglione | North Carolina Health ¹ÏÉñapp /health/2024-08-01/nc-medicaid-covers-weight-loss-drugs-wegovy-ozempic Kody Kinsley, secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, says people who could benefit the most from GLP-1s can't get them because of the cost. Thu, 01 Aug 2024 16:06:30 GMT /health/2024-08-01/nc-medicaid-covers-weight-loss-drugs-wegovy-ozempic Bradley George /health/2024-07-29/north-carolina-medicaid-carrot-hospitals-patient-debt Federal Medicaid regulators have signed off on a proposal by North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper's administration to offer hospitals a financial incentive to eliminate patients' medical debt. Mon, 29 Jul 2024 20:09:45 GMT /health/2024-07-29/north-carolina-medicaid-carrot-hospitals-patient-debt Associated Press /health/2024-07-18/nc-state-budget-medicaid-dhhs-nchn DHHS asked for almost half a billion more dollars to keep up with rising Medicaid costs in the 2024-25 fiscal year. Thu, 18 Jul 2024 18:49:36 GMT /health/2024-07-18/nc-state-budget-medicaid-dhhs-nchn Grace Vitaglione | North Carolina Health ¹ÏÉñapp /health/2024-07-03/north-carolina-medicaid-managed-care North Carolina Medicaid managed care has finally been extended to Medicaid enrollees who also need services for behavioral health or intellectual or developmental disabilities. Wed, 03 Jul 2024 17:53:22 GMT /health/2024-07-03/north-carolina-medicaid-managed-care Associated Press /health/2024-07-01/north-carolina-government-incentivizing-hospitals-patients-medical-debt Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s administration have unveiled a plan Monday to take away patients' debt and help future patients receive deep discounts or enroll in charity programs. Mon, 01 Jul 2024 13:58:59 GMT /health/2024-07-01/north-carolina-government-incentivizing-hospitals-patients-medical-debt Associated Press /2024-06-12/federal-authorities-remove-mission-hospitals-immediate-jeopardy-designation The Asheville hospital is no longer at risk of losing its Medicare and Medicaid funding. Wed, 12 Jun 2024 20:47:28 GMT /2024-06-12/federal-authorities-remove-mission-hospitals-immediate-jeopardy-designation Felicia Sonmez /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 /health/2024-04-02/prtf-nc-mental-health-mood-disorder-psychiatric-wunc-investigation-story-3 Advocates say North Carolina's mental health care system would improve by providing more care in community and home-based settings. But an "institutional bias" in the state means that likely won't happen for years, or even decades. Tue, 02 Apr 2024 18:31:44 GMT /health/2024-04-02/prtf-nc-mental-health-mood-disorder-psychiatric-wunc-investigation-story-3 Jason deBruyn /health/2024-04-01/youth-psychiatric-residential-treatment-facilities-mental-health-teen A firsthand account of life inside psychiatric residential treatment facilities reveals how these care centers can do more harm than good. Mon, 01 Apr 2024 18:29:14 GMT /health/2024-04-01/youth-psychiatric-residential-treatment-facilities-mental-health-teen Jason deBruyn