Eligible North Carolina mothers on Medicaid can now receive 12 months of postpartum care, up from the previous limit of just 60 days. For a full year after giving birth, ...

NC community groups are pivotal in the state’s plan to spread the word about the upcoming Dec. 1 launch of Medicaid expansion. Will it be enough?

North Carolina has received final approval from federal regulators to initiate Medicaid expansion for low-income adults starting on December 1, according to state health officials.

Rural North Carolina stands to benefit most from Medicaid expansion, and many rural lawmakers and health care leaders were the ones negotiating the final deal. Why one hospital executive calls it ...

As with adult enrollment, the number of children covered by North Carolina Medicaid in the state swelled during the pandemic. For kids, enrollment grew from 1,168,602 in March 2020, ...

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper celebrated the state's official start of Medicaid expansion on Friday, marking the end of a "long and winding road" to the Obama-era policy's enactment.

North Carolina has expanded Medicaid eligibility to 600,000 more people in December, with about 57% of the total having signed up. North Carolina has expanded Medicaid eligibility to 600,000 more ...

Starting Thursday, North Carolina Medicaid will cover weight loss medications like Wegovy and Ozempic. Known as GLP-1s (Glucagon-like Peptide agonists), they've become the world's best-selling ...

Intense patient advocacy, shifting politics, a determined Democratic governor and a handful of maverick Republicans led the state to join 39 others that have expanded Medicaid.