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Dec 01 2023
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Medicaid expansion makes hundreds of thousands now eligible for coverage
Hundreds of thousands of people in North Carolina are eligible for Medicaid benefits beginning Friday, almost a decade after ObamaCare let states expand eligibility. Advocates say North Carolina’s expansion will give much-needed aid to adults who previously earned too much to be eligible for Medicaid but not enough to benefit from federal subsidies to help them afford private health insurance
The Hill
Nov 29 2023
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Hundreds of thousands in North Carolina will be added to Medicaid rolls this week
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A decade after the federal government began offering expanded Medicaid coverage in states that opted to accept it, hundreds of thousands of adults in North Carolina are set to receive benefits, a development that boosters say will aid hospitals and local economies in addition to the long-term uninsured. North Carolina elected officials agreed this year to expand Medicaid,
The Seattle Times
Nov 28 2023
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North Carolina governor uses Medicaid expansion to slam Trump
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper warned Tuesday that any effort to repeal Obamacare would dash his hard-won push to expand Medicaid coverage to 600,000 people in his state — a program set to launch Friday. Mr. Cooper, a Democrat, used the example in his swing state to hammer former President Donald Trump over his renewed push to replace the Affordable Care Act. Over the weekend, the GOP front-
Washington Times
Nov 28 2023
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Hospitals across the state receive payments as part of Medicaid Expansion Legislation
RALEIGH — The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services announced on Nov. 27 that eligible hospitals in the state will begin receiving payments through the Healthcare Access and Stabilization Program (HASP). Nearly $2.6 billion in funds will be distributed to 102 hospitals across the state throughout the week. These funds are critical as they will not only help provide much needed
The Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald
Nov 28 2023
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North Carolinians gain greater access to health care with Medicaid expansion
Starting Friday, North Carolinians will have greater access to health care as the long-awaited Medicaid expansion is launched. Medicaid will provide coverage to individuals ages 19 to 64 with higher incomes, allowing eligibility for those earning up to 138% of the federal poverty rate. Kody Kinsley, North Carolina's Secretary of Health and Human Services, said this expansion will bring
Public News Service
Nov 27 2023
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Hospitals across North Carolina receiving payments as part of Medicaid expansion
RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services on Monday announced eligible hospitals in the state will begin receiving payments through the Healthcare Access and Stabilization Program (HASP). Nearly $2.6 billion in funds will be distributed to 102 hospitals across the state throughout the week. These funds are critical as they will not only help provide much needed support to the
Iredell Free News
Dec 01 2023
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As of Dec. 1, North Carolina becomes the latest state to fully expand Medicaid
As of Dec. 1, North Carolina becomes the latest state to fully expand Medicaid
As of Dec. 1, North Carolina becomes the latest state to fully expand Medicaid Audio will be available later today.
Around 600,000 people in the state will now have access to low-cost health insurance. The change will particularly benefit people in poor, rural areas.
NPR Fact Check
Nov 30 2023
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Medicaid expansion comes to Cumberland County: 35,000 more could be covered
The Medicaid program in North Carolina could grow by more than 600,000 residents with the expansion of the state’s program, which is set to begin Friday. In Cumberland County, Medicaid is expected to add 35,000 to the rolls, Jon Soles, a county spokesman, wrote in response to questions. More:DSS prepares for 'perfect storm' as 35,000 become eligible for Medicaid in Cumberland County He said
The Fayetteville Observer
Dec 01 2023
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600,000 North Carolinians now have access to health insurance as expanded Medicaid begins
ASHEVILLE – For years, many North Carolinians who became sick and did not have insurance faced impossible decisions: cut back on necessities to fund treatment or forgo health care, hoping that the illness would resolve itself. Many of those who did not qualify for insurance were stuck in the state’s coverage gap. They earned too much to qualify for Medicaid, the state-run health insurance
Asheville Citizen-Times
Oct 10 2023
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Thousands of Arkansans lose Medicaid health coverage
SPRINGDALE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — 53,553 Arkansans lost their Medicaid benefits in September because pandemic era rules that prevented people from being dropped from Medicaid ended back in April. In total, more than 427,000 Arkansans have been dropped from Medicaid in the past six months according to the Arkansas Department of Human Services. Camille Richoux, health policy director of Arkansas
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