NC Department of Health and Human Services

North Carolina’s Medicaid system is grappling with funding shortfalls, both from the state budget and from the Congressional megabill. The state Department of Health and Human Services says it will reduce provider reimbursement rates and cut coverage for popular weight-loss drugs on Oct. 1 after state lawmakers failed to approve additional funding.

The latest numbers show 656,000 North Carolinians have gained coverage through Medicaid since it expanded in 2023.

Former Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s wife and daughter have been banned from future participation in a state-run child care nutrition grant program.

The state’s health agency has already ordered the jail to move more than 100 inmates and crack down on illegal behavior. Now, they’re focusing on the shortage of staff.

CDC Director Dr. Mandy Cohen is making recommendations about when to get your updated Covid and flu shots.

COVID-19 is here to stay, and CDC Director Dr. Mandy Cohen is making recommendations about when to get your updated Covid and flu shots. Prepare with us, and Dr. Cohen, before a predicted surge of these and other respiratory viruses this fall. Plus, Dr. Cohen reflects on her first year leading the CDC.

The U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey recently released data for 2023 about health insurance for every state including North Carolina.

The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services on Friday ordered a nonprofit led by Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s wife to repay $132,000 in federal funding following a scathing review.

The payments came after Eastpointe Health Services was ordered to merge with Trillium, the audit finds. Thousands of emails were also deleted ahead of the consolidation.

A consent order in a Disability Rights NC lawsuit against DHHS could increase community-based services access for people with disabilities.