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MedicaidBill to close NC Medicaid shortfall passes HouseSubmitted by Chris Phillips on Thu, 05/16/2013 - 10:26pm.READ MORE:
North Carolina legislators are prepared to give the state Medicaid agency access to another $400 million through next month to close a shortfall and repay drug rebates to the federal government.
Full story... » NC bill would expand aid to Alzheimer's patientsSubmitted by Katelyn Supa on Tue, 04/23/2013 - 9:33pm.READ MORE:
There's a proposal moving ahead in the House directing North Carolina's Medicaid program to give additional paid help to people with dementia or Alzheimer's disease for things like getting dressed and bathed.
Full story... » McCrory offers plan to privatize NC Medicaid riskSubmitted by WWAY on Wed, 04/03/2013 - 1:06pm.READ MORE:NC health chief: Agency is getting fixedSubmitted by WWAY on Wed, 02/13/2013 - 2:13pm.READ MORE:
The new chief of North Carolina's embattled health department says Medicaid reform and improving computer systems are her top two priorities.
Full story... » McCrory opposes state run health exchangeSubmitted by WWAY on Tue, 02/12/2013 - 11:59am.READ MORE:
North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory says he does not think the state is ready to run health exchanges called for in the Affordable Care Act.
Full story... » NC Medicaid's management criticized in new auditSubmitted by WWAY on Thu, 01/31/2013 - 3:00pm.READ MORE:
North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory says he is withholding judgment on whether the state should expand Medicaid under the federal Affordable Care Act until his administration can fix serious mismanagement within the program.
Full story... » NC lawmakers acting fast to block Medicaid growthSubmitted by WWAY on Thu, 01/31/2013 - 2:50pm.READ MORE:
North Carolina legislators are moving quickly to block the state from expanding the government health insurance plan for the poor to cover about 650,000 uninsured residents.
Full story... » NC lawmakers want stop to online insurance marketSubmitted by WWAY on Wed, 01/30/2013 - 3:13pm.READ MORE:
North Carolina's General Assembly is freezing any state work on a new one-stop shop to help people buy affordable health insurance and ordering unspent federal funds returned.
Full story... » NC governor still working on group home solutionSubmitted by WWAY on Fri, 12/14/2012 - 4:13pm.READ MORE:
Gov. Bev Perdue won't release a solution to attempt to ensure certain residents in group homes losing Medicaid coverage can keep a roof over their heads until probably next week.
Full story... » Small protest targets proposed benefit cutsSubmitted by Ryan Franklin on Wed, 12/05/2012 - 5:55pm.READ MORE:
a href="http://www.wwaytv3.com/node/42943" title="watch video"> » NC settles Medicaid fraud case against drug makerSubmitted by WWAY on Mon, 10/08/2012 - 4:47pm.READ MORE:
North Carolina will reap almost $16 million from a national Medicaid fraud settlement involving one of the nation's largest drug makers.
Full story... » NC isn't set on Medicaid changes in US health lawSubmitted by WWAY on Tue, 08/14/2012 - 1:42pm.READ MORE:
While other Southern states already have drawn the line on the federal health care overhaul, North Carolina doesn't seem quite settled on whether to commit to insuring hundreds of thousands more people starting in 2014.
Full story... » NC Senate spends less than House in budget changesSubmitted by WWAY on Mon, 06/11/2012 - 1:28pm.READ MORE:
North Carolina state Senate leaders are taking a more cautious approach to proposed budget adjustments than the House by spending less and setting aside more money in reserve in case Medicaid costs get out of hand.
Full story... » NC Medicaid gap fix given final legislative OKSubmitted by WWAY on Thu, 05/24/2012 - 1:47pm.READ MORE:
The Legislature has given final approval to a method to close a shortfall in North Carolina's Medicaid program this year that also contains a provision to slow efforts to privatize medical services for prisoners.
Full story... » Proposal unveiled to close NC Medicaid shortfallSubmitted by WWAY on Wed, 04/04/2012 - 1:23pm.READ MORE:
It sounds like Democratic Gov. Bev Perdue's administration and Republican legislative leaders have a plan to close an estimated $150 million shortfall in Medicaid expected by the end of June.
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