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As people across the U.S. celebrate the Fourth of July, here at WFAE, we're also celebrating our 40th birthday. But that didn't stop our reporters from covering important stories this week. They include the political fallout over Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools hiring anti-racism author Ibram X. Kendi for a speech, a look at Black farmers waiting on debt relief, rising COVID-19 vaccination rates for Charlotte's Latino community and the growing fear of a wave of evictions once the CDC's moratorium ends.
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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.
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Friday is the end of open enrollment for North Carolina Medicaid Managed Care, which begins July 1.
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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.
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Americans spend more on medical care than people in other free market countries, but we’re also less healthy. A growing number of doctors —including some who advised the Biden campaign — believe the only way to improve health and cut costs is to address the social factors which contribute to poor health. Now North Carolina's Medicaid transformation is about to test that, potentially paving the way for changes across the country.
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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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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.
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North Carolina is still without a full state budget after state senators did not hold an expected vote to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto Tuesday. That…