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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The details of a deal reached by North Carolina legislative Republicans to expand Medicaid to hundreds of thousands of low-income adults received overwhelming initial approval from the state Senate on Tuesday. The 43-2 vote on formal legislation comes less than two weeks after House and Senate leaders unveiled an agreement that could cover 600,000 people who make too much

The review, also called “redetermination” or “unwinding,” is expected to leave millions over the next year without Medicaid. After barring states from kicking people off the program during the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government is now requiring states to remove those who no longer qualify — either because their incomes are too high or they’ve moved, for example. The review, also called

The deal, which likely won't be voted on until later this month, marks a milestone for Republicans, most of whom until recently had opposed the idea for close to a decade. Under the agreement details, which also include easing “certificate of need” laws that require health regulators to sign off on expansion plans by medical providers, the state would start enrolling people in January. “This

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves signed legislation Thursday to solidify a full year of Medicaid coverage for women after they give birth, saying it's part of a “new pro-life agenda” to help mothers now that abortion access is restricted. Mississippi usually allows two months of postpartum Medicaid coverage. The state has allowed a full year of the coverage since