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Republicans want to add work requirements to Medicaid. Even some recipients with jobs are concerned
The Garner, North Carolina, resident works for a local home goods store up to 20 hours a week, typically. But she also ...
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NC Medicaid evaluation shows rise in enrollment, drop in hospital visits
The latest numbers show 656,000 North Carolinians have gained coverage through Medicaid since it expanded in 2023.
NC budget could cut groundbreaking Medicaid program that helps with food, housing | Opinion
HOP is funded through what’s known as a Section 1115 waiver, which gives states the flexibility to test new approaches to ...
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Medicaid work rule could burden NC agencies
Enforcing the proposed mandate could strain local DSS offices and cost taxpayers, even though most enrollees are exempt or already working.
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NC House budget reduces HHS positions, tweaks Medicaid funding
The North Carolina House of Representatives approved a budget plan on May 22 for the next two fiscal years that would cut ...
Medicaid cuts could leave NC families without options for nursing home care
Proposed federal cuts to Medicaid could leave thousands of North Carolina families grappling with the loss of affordable nursing home care.
House bill puts hundreds of thousands in NC at risk of losing health coverage
House Republicans promised not to cut Medicaid, but a bill that passed early Thursday morning could jeopardize coverage for ...
Housing, nutrition in peril as Trump pulls back Medicaid social services
About half of states have broadened Medicaid, the state-federal low-income health care program, to pay for social services such as housing and nutritional support.