North Carolina lawmakers, who are still at an impasse over a full state budget, have turned their attention to a potential funding package for a variety of health care projects. But that package is ...

Medicaid cuts officially take effect across North Carolina on Oct. 1, lowering the reimbursement rates that doctors, therapists, and other providers receive for serving Medicaid patients. The cuts ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Medicaid payment cuts began Oct. 1, reducing provider rates 3–10% statewide. Cuts threaten layoffs, closures and reduced care access.

Rising health care costs and increased enrollment have left the state’s Medicaid program with a gaping funding gap. But lawmakers can’t agree on a bill that would fill it, and they plan to ignore ...