Jaymie Baxley | North Carolina Health News
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                        More than 200 people with disabilities and their supporters pressed state lawmakers to undo reimbursement reductions that have already slashed wages for caregivers.
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                        Critics of the federal proposal to impose a work requirement on Medicaid recipients warn that red tape — not unemployment — would drive people off the rolls.
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                        A push in Congress to limit provider taxes could strip billions in Medicaid funding from North Carolina.
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                        North Carolina might expand an experimental initiative to address the nonmedical health needs of low-income residents by using Medicaid dollars.
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                        The upheaval caused by Helene has been exacerbated by the region's scant inventory of houses and its dearth of affordable rental options.
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                        As he prepares to leave office, Gov. Roy Cooper reflects on his signature policy achievement: Medicaid expansion.
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                        State teams treated over 1,000 patients and navigated washed-out roads, providing life-saving care in areas cut off by catastrophic flooding.
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                        Sharp partisan divide exists over continuation of the popular program that provides deep discounts for internet connectivity.
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                        Under a new federal rule, home health care providers in North Carolina will be required to put most of the money they receive from Medicaid toward workers’ wages.
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                        The Affordable Connectivity Program, a $14.2 billion federal program that provides subsidies to low-income households for high-speed internet, is due to sunset in April.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
