Reducing federal dollars for Medicaid expansion could cut millions from the rolls • Stateline

Depending on how states respond, a Republican proposal circulating on Capitol Hill that would slash the 90% federal contribution to states’ expanded Medicaid programs would end coverage for as many as 20 million people — or cost states $626 billion over the next decade to keep them on the rolls, according to a new analysis. […]

Q&A: What is Medicaid Expansion? How do I enroll?

After years of debate, House Speaker Tim Moore and Senate leader Phil Berger announce an agreement to pass Medicaid expansion during a joint news conference at the Legislative Building on Thursday, March 2, 2023. Travis Long tlong@newsobserver.com The North Carolina Medicaid expansion agreement signed into law in late March represents a momentous event, set to […]

Prison system works to connect people to Medicaid coverage before release

by Rachel Crumpler, North Carolina Health News February 13, 2024 By Rachel Crumpler Danay Burke, 43, was released from prison on Nov. 1. Among the many tasks on her to-do list for reestablishing her life was to figure out how to manage her health care needs. But she left prison without health insurance, making that […]