NC Medicaid

Gov. Roy Cooper’s efforts to convince Republican legislators to expand Medicaid for North Carolina’s 1.2 million uninsured continued Friday but, judging by initial comments, legislators remain unimpressed.

North Carolina's 2.36 million Medicaid recipients are in for a big change next July, when the state's Medicaid system will be transformed into a managed care program run by private health companies. Right now only behavioral and mental health care is managed by companies like Cardinal Innovations Healthcare. Controversy over Cardinal Innovations could raise questions about whether North Carolina will be ready to embark on transformation.

Election results in North Carolina did little to resolve the stalemate over Medicaid expansion that’s prevented the governor and state legislators from agreeing on a budget.

Bitter division over Medicaid expansion prevented Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and Republican state legislators from agreeing on a budget. Now expansion is a top issue in the governor’s race.

Public school teachers would receive one-time $2,000 bonuses. Unemployed North Carolinians would see their maximum weekly benefits rise from $350 to $500.…

All dressed up and ready to … wait?That was the prevailing sentiment in Pinehurst last week at the annual Center for Integrative Health conference…

RALEIGH — A Republican framework for Medicaid expansion in North Carolina is advancing again with bipartisan support in the state House. But it's unclear…

Open enrollment began this week for 540,000 Medicaid recipients in North Carolina who will be transitioning from fee-for-service to a managed care...

North Carolina's Democratic representatives in Congress are urging federal officials to reject the state's Medicaid overhaul. The state's Republican…

North Carolina is overhauling its Medicaid program to try to hold down costs while improving care. Health leaders submitted the plan to the federal…