Medicaid

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper speaks at a campaign event

North Carolina's Medicaid expansion hits enrollment goal about a year ahead of projections

7:07am December 17, 2024

More than 600,000 people have enrolled in North Carolina's new Medicaid coverage for low-income adults about a year after the program's expansion, reaching the state's enrollment goal for the program in about half the time that was originally projected, the governor's office announced on Monday.

After 1 year, Medicaid expansion in North Carolina nears its enrollment goal

4:07pm December 04, 2024

by Associated Press

Enrollment in North Carolina’s new Medicaid coverage for low-income adults has nearly reached the state's goal of 600,000 in half of the time initially projected, Gov. Roy Cooper said on Wednesday while celebrating the one-year anniversary of expansion in the state.

President-elect Donald Trump Meets With Biden, Congressional Leaders In Washington

Here's how Trump and the GOP may try to weaken Obamacare

6:00am November 21, 2024

Republican control of the White House and Congress sets the stage for potentially seismic changes including curtailing Medicaid, weakening patient protections, and increasing premium costs for millions.

Black Americans still suffer worse health. Here's why there's so little progress

11:57am October 24, 2024

The United States has made almost no progress in closing racial health disparities despite promises, research shows. The government, some critics argue, is often the underlying culprit.

Medicaid will cover traditional healing practices for Native Americans in 4 states

7:00am October 19, 2024

The new coverage includes practices such as music therapy, sweat lodges, and drumming, which are integral to Native healing traditions and have proved helpful for addiction among other health issues.

The Republican National Convention Takes Place In Milwaukee Wisconsin

Arkansas’ gov says Medicaid extension for new moms isn’t needed. Advisers disagree

12:18pm September 13, 2024

Arkansas is the only holdout state that has not pursued the Biden administration's offer to extend Medicaid coverage to new moms for a year after they give birth.

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Amid Medicaid's 'unwinding,' many states work to expand health care access

7:00am August 16, 2024

States have been culling their Medicaid rolls since pandemic coverage protections expired last year. But more than a dozen states have also expanded access for lower-income people, including children.

Gov. Roy Cooper and other health officials speak

Politics & Government

US regulators OK North Carolina Medicaid carrot to hospitals to eliminate patient debt

2:42pm July 29, 2024

by Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press

Federal Medicaid regulators have signed off on a

Gov. Roy Cooper visits Winston-Salem to break ground on the Salem Parkway Multi-Use Path in Winston-Salem, N.C., on Tuesday, July 2, 2024.

Gov. Roy Cooper visits Winston-Salem to discuss medical debt

4:10pm July 23, 2024

by Santiago Ochoa

At the start of the month, Gov. Roy Cooper announced a plan to bring medical debt down in the state. He stopped in Winston-Salem on Monday to discuss the topic further with local advocacy groups and state agencies.

A cityblock patient gets her blood pressure checked.

Health & Safety

New partnership expands health services for 53,000 North Carolina residents

2:44pm July 11, 2024

by Santiago Ochoa

Eligible plan-holders with Alliance Health, a managed care organization, will now have access to health and behavioral care through Cityblock, a health care provider with clinics in the Triad.