
Medicaid
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Evan Vucci / AP 2:12pm Apr 09, 2021Health & Safety Health & SafetyLong-term care options are expensive and often out of reach for elders and people with disabilities. Part of the president's proposed infrastructure plan would help fund home-based health services. -
Michael B. Thomas / Getty Images 5:00am Apr 08, 2021National National Health & SafetyMissouri Legislature Tries To Back Out Of Voter-Approved Medicaid Expansion
Missouri Republicans are trying to avoid funding an expansion that would give 275,000 people health insurance. Democrats argue they are pushing ideology over the will of the people. -
Christina Kirkwood 1:18pm Apr 05, 2021Health & Safety Health & SafetyFamilies With Sick Kids On Medicaid Seek Easier Access To Out-of-State Hospitals
Many state Medicaid programs pay out-of-state providers much less than in-state facilities, often making it hard for families with medically complex children to get the care they seek. -
2:18pm Mar 05, 2021Health & Safety Health & Safety
Forsyth County Continues Efforts To Part Ways With Cardinal Innovations
Forsyth County could soon have a new provider for mental health services in the community.
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Tasos Katopodis / Getty Images 7:00am Jan 09, 2021Politics & Government Politics & Government Health & SafetyTrump Officials Approve Tennessee's Controversial Request To Revamp Medicaid Funding
The plan, long endorsed by conservatives, would give the state broad flexibility in running its health insurance program for the poor, while capping annual federal funding for the program. -
1:36pm Dec 23, 2020Education Education Health & Safety
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.
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4:39pm Nov 13, 2020Business Business Health & Safety
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.
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4:52pm Nov 12, 2020Health & Safety Health & Safety
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.
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3:23pm Nov 12, 2020Health & Safety Health & Safety
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.
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10:18am Nov 03, 2020Politics & Government Politics & Government Health & Safety
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.
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Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images 11:11am Sep 21, 2020Politics & Government Politics & Government Health & SafetyThe 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. -
Alex Smith/KCUR 3:09pm Aug 05, 2020Politics & Government Politics & Government Health & SafetyMissouri 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.