NC Gets Funding To Expand National Early Literacy Program
A national program that works to improve literacy development for young children is expanding across the state.
Medicaid
Forsyth County Begins Disengagement Process From Cardinal Innovations
Forsyth County is taking steps to part ways with Cardinal Innovations Healthcare. It's among several counties in the state seeking to drop the company.
Carolina Del Norte Lanza Un Portal de Asistencia Para Alimentación y Medicaid
El sitio web para los Servicios de Medicaid y Nutrición y Alimentación del Departamento de Salud y Servicios Sociales de Carolina del Norte está disponible ahora en Español.
NC Launches Spanish Medicaid And Food Assistance Portal
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services' website for Medicaid and Food and Nutrition Services is now available in Spanish.
Report Says Over 250,000 Lost Job-Related Health Coverage During Pandemic
A new report estimates that over a quarter of a million North Carolinians lost their health insurance as a result of job losses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Future Of The Affordable Care Act In A Supreme Court Without Ginsburg
The death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg comes just as the Supreme Court was about to hear a case challenging the ACA. It could end Medicaid expansion and protections for preexisting conditions.
Missouri Voters Approve Medicaid Expansion Despite Resistance From Republican Leaders
Missouri is the second state to expand the health care program via ballot measure during the pandemic. Nearly a quarter-million people could get health insurance thanks to the measure.
Will Missouri Be The Next Red State To Expand Medicaid? Voters To Decide
Advocates for expansion say it would create jobs, protect hospitals from budget cuts, bring billions of federal taxpayer dollars back to the state, and bring health coverage to 230,000 more people.
Medicaid Clinics And Doctors Have Been Last In Line For COVID-19 Relief Funding
Congress authorized $100 billion to reimburse health care providers for losses linked to the pandemic, but much of that money has gone for Medicare patients, with low-income families left behind.
Coronavirus Reset: How To Get Health Insurance Now
At least 27 million Americans who lost their jobs in recent weeks also lost their health insurance, a new report finds. Others lacked a health plan even before COVID-19 hit. Here's how to find help.