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Starting Dec. 1, more than 600,000 North Carolinians will have newfound access to health insurance through Medicaid expansion, making the Tar Heel state the 40th to implement the policy.
About 600,000 additional people are now eligible for Medicaid in North Carolina, including 300,000 who will be automatically enrolled. NC Medicaid expansion takes effect. How to check eligibility ...
With North Carolina’s new budget, Medicaid expansion is now written into the law. Take a look at key policies included in expansion and how to sign up for this insurance program.
Previously, the income limit for eligibility under Medicaid for a parent or caretaker in North Carolina was 41% of the federal poverty level, or just over $8,000 yearly for a family of three.
The federal government foots 90% of the expansion costs under the program. In just the first few weeks of the program's rollout, the state had 300,000 North Carolinians — half of its goal — enroll in Medicaid expansion. North Carolina is part of a handful of Southern states that now participate in the program.
Gov. Roy Cooper, joined by North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kody Kinsley and two health care professionals held a news conference to tout the enrollment number as a significant milestone for the program. The original goal was to enroll 600,000 people in the Medicaid expansion over two years, Cooper said.
Medicaid expansion launched on Dec. 1, opening the doors for hundreds of thousands of North Carolinians to gain health care coverage. The News & Observer sat down with state Department of Health ...
About 300,000 people will be immediately eligible for expanded health insurance on the start date of Dec. 1, with more to follow, Gov. Roy Cooper said.