Medicaid

N.C. Medicaid Director: Overhaul 'Is Not A Budget Exercise'

Michael Tomsic — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 13:34:04 +0000

Governor Pat McCrory outlined a plan to significantly change North Carolina's Medicaid program last week. A key person responsible for filling in the details is Carol Steckel. She's the director of the state's Medicaid program, and she spoke to WFAE's Michael Tomsic about the reasons for the overhaul and how it's designed to work.

Gov. McCrory Announces Big Changes For N.C Medicaid

Michael Tomsic — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 19:17:11 +0000

North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory plans to make major changes to the state's Medicaid system. About ~~1.8~~ 1.5 million North Carolinians who are low-income, young, elderly or disabled rely on Medicaid for health coverage.

State Gives MeckLINK Another Chance

Ben Bradford — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 17:17:05 +0000

Mecklenburg County will have another chance to prove it’s ready to take over more than $200 million in Medicaid funds for mental health services.

Mecklenburg Will Sue State Over MeckLINK

Ben Bradford — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 14:17:01 +0000

Mecklenburg County will continue its fight to reinstate its mental health service agency, MeckLINK, as the overseer of hundreds of millions of dollars in Medicaid funds. In a last ditch effort, county commissioners unanimously voted to take their case to court.

State Denies MeckLINK's Reinstatement

Ben Bradford — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 17:21:17 +0000

The new Secretary of Health and Human Services has denied Mecklenburg County’s request to reinstate MeckLINK as the area’s manager of hundreds of millions of dollars in Medicaid funds.

Despite Decision, MeckLINK Proceeds As Normal

Ben Bradford — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 03:21:05 +0000

Mecklenburg County officials learned last week they will not get hundreds of millions of dollars in Medicaid funds to administer mental health, disability, and substance abuse services. But, the county is proceeding as if will get the money, anyway, despite the state’s decision to reassign those funds to an outside organization.

Major S.C. Insurers Will Stop Covering Early Elective Births

Tasnim Shamma — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 23:33:41 +0000

The largest insurance provider in South Carolina, BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina, and the state's Medicaid program will no longer cover the cost of deliveries for women who choose to give birth early for non-medical reasons.