North Carolina already reduced Medicaid reimbursement rates. Now hard-hit rural hospitals are now bracing for federal cuts.

North Carolina Governor Josh Stein is using a move very rarely used by governors to call legislators back to Raleigh in hopes they will fully fund Medicaid. The move hasn’t ...

Gov. Josh Stein on Thursday called for lawmakers to return to Raleigh on Nov. 17 for a special session to shore up Medicaid funding in order to reverse cuts that his administration put in place Oct. 1 ...

She said no DHHS staff were available to speak about the situation, but said the funding will be “disrupted as soon as Oct. 31.” She attributed that to “the $33M underfunding of the Medicaid Oversight ...

NORTH CAROLINA, USA — The North Carolina House unanimously approved House Bill 491 on Wednesday, authorizing $190 million in one-time funds from the state’s Medicaid Contingency Reserve to help the ...

House Speaker Destin Hall, R-Caldwell, takes questions from reporters on the House floor Thursday, June 26, 2025, in Raleigh, N.C. State House and Senate leaders say this week's legislative session on ...

Mary Irvine of NC IOLTA and Peter Bolac of NC State Bar testified at Wednesday's hearing. North Carolina House lawmakers held a hearing Wednesday to question how millions of dollars in legal aid ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Lawmakers ended fall session without budget, likely off until 2025. House and Senate remain deadlocked over tax triggers, Medicaid ...

NORTH CAROLINA (WTVD) -- Some North Carolina lawmakers have taken steps to reallocate reserve funds to shore up funding for Medicaid recipients to continue getting benefits. A Cary woman, who wishes ...

In a state where the obesity rate ranks among the highest in the country, many health providers were thrilled when Mississippi Medicaid in 2023 began covering GLP-1s for people 12 and older. Only 13 ...