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In North Carolina, Medicaid costs are split between the State (34.87%) and the Federal government (65.13%). [13] "Ranking ninth among states in total Medicaid spending, North Carolina's Medicaid program has worked hard not just to cut spending to keep the program solvent, but also to contain costs while improving the quality of health care."
On January 4, 2013, [25] North Carolina Governor-elect Pat McCrory swore in Aldona Wos as Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. [25] At the time, NCDHHS had around 18,000 employees and a budget of around $18 billion. [26] Wos declined her $128,000 salary and was instead paid a token $1. [27]
Medicaid expansion was an unrealistic proposition for the better part of a decade as North Carolina’s Republican-controlled legislature bristled at its Obama-era origins. That changed in 2022.
Medicaid beneficiaries in North Carolina will soon be able to get GLP-1 drugs like Wegovy, Saxenda and Zepbound covered. NC Medicaid to cover weight-loss drugs like Wegovy, after access cut for ...
Home and Community-Based Services waivers (HCBS waivers) or Section 1915(c) waivers, 42 U.S.C. Ch. 7, § 1396n §§ 1915(c), are a type of Medicaid waiver. HCBS waivers expand the types of settings in which people can receive comprehensive long-term care under Medicaid.
Anthony Brooks is one of thousands in NC on Medicaid who was deemed ineligible for the health insurance. The loss of coverage could be life-threatening if he doesn’t get needed heart care.
A Katie Beckett waiver or TEFRA waiver is a Medicaid waiver concerning the income eligibility for home-based Medicaid services for children under the age of nineteen. Prior to the Katie Beckett waiver, if a child with significant medical needs received treatment at home, the child's income would be deemed to include the parents' entire ...
State Medicaid programs must administer their coverage of prescription outpatient drugs in a manner that accounts for participation in the 340B Drug Pricing Program. Typically, state Medicaid programs obtain rebates for dispensed outpatient prescription drugs through the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program. However, duplicate discounts are prohibited.