Medicaid

North Carolina on Thursday is officially switching to a new Medicaid system called a "managed care" model. But many of the 1.6 million people the change affects don't even know it's happening.

In a few weeks, a major health care program in North Carolina will get a total overhaul. But some Medicaid beneficiaries still have questions and concerns about the new system two weeks before it begins.

Friday is the end of open enrollment for North Carolina Medicaid Managed Care, which begins July 1.

For the first time ever, most Medicaid patients have to choose their health plan. It’s part of North Carolina’s transition to managed care, and Charlotte’s Center for Legal Advocacy wants to make sure beneficiaries understand the changes.

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster has nominated Robbie Kerr to lead the state’s Department of Health and Human Services. Kerr previously served as Health and Human Services director from 2003 to 2007.

North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper is proposing a spending and borrowing spree that he says is critical to fulfilling education, health care and infrastructure demands evident before the pandemic but exacerbated since.

On July 1, the management of most of the Medicaid program will be transferred to a handful of private companies. And starting Monday, 1.6 million North Carolinians can start to choose their plan.

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Under the new rules, most adults who qualify for Medicaid coverage will be required to prove they work at least 80 hours a month, or are doing other activities like volunteering or hunting for a job.