It could be months before we know how Medicaid could be affected as Congress attempts to trim $2 trillion from federal government spending. State lawmakers have started planning for a possible decrease in funds.
North Carolina Governor Josh Stein visited Greensboro Wednesday as Black History Month winds to a close, taking time to tour the International Civil Rights Center and Museum.
An NC Medicaid official estimated up to a potential $27 billion federal funding loss for North Carolina should cuts be enacted, with rural communities hit hardest.
Jonathan Rivera had to get his foot, and part of his leg, amputated in January. Rivera lives in Florida—one of ten states which has declined federally backed Medicaid expansions through the Affordable Care Act, meant to patch state-level coverage gaps and allow more low-income people to qualify for care.
An area state representative is among legislators who want to establish a Medicaid sustainability committee in case the federal government cuts its payments to North Carolina for the public health program.
With the Trump administration and Republican-controlled Congress casting an ominous shadow over the future of the state's Medicaid expansion initiative, a N.C. House bill has been filed to prepare the
In theory, the budget, which kicks off the process of passing an extension of tax cuts enacted in 2017 and up to $2 trillion in spending cuts meant to partly offset them, could become law without significant cuts to Medicaid. But it won’t be easy.
A 90% reduction in funding for a federal program that helps people obtain health insurance could mean less support for WNC residents.
The Trump administration will likely allow states to impose Medicaid work requirements, but some states have found it to be complicated.