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North Carolina Health News

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NC health plans form task force to fight Medicaid fraud

Amid heightened scrutiny of Medicaid spending, investigators from North Carolina’s four Medicaid managed care companies have teamed up to create a Medicaid fraud task force. Their goal: to spot billing patterns across plans, since the MCOs often contract with the same providers, and resolve cases faster. Autism treatment is...

North Carolina · 10-02

WCNC

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NC Medicaid rules change, putting some coverage at risk

North Carolina · 10-01

Queen City News

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Changes to Medicaid, SNAP take effect Oct. 1 in North Carolina

The new rules are due to changes in federal legislation from H.R. 1, signed into law through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act in July 2025.

North Carolina · 10-01

NC Newsline

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Medicaid is about to end in NC for thousands of refugees

Starting Oct. 1, about 14,000 people living in North Carolina who were admitted to the United States for humanitarian reasons will no longer have comprehensive health insurance coverage through Medicaid. The provision ending most Medicaid coverage for refugees and people granted asylum was in the giant bundle of safety net and tax cuts Congress approved […]

North Carolina · 09-29

The Johnstonian News

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North Carolina launches $20 million annual rural health fund

North Carolina launches a Rural Health Innovation Fund to provide about $20 million annually for up to five years for rural providers’ digital health projects.

North Carolina · 10-01

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Dismissed lawsuit alleged fraud in NC Medicaid tech overhaul

A recently unsealed whistleblower lawsuit, which a federal judge later dismissed, accuses North Carolina health officials of misrepresenting information to the federal government as the state sought federal funding for the long-delayed overhaul of its Medicaid technology. The lawsuit was filed in Maryland in August 2024 by former NCDHHS project...

North Carolina · 10-01

North Carolina Health News

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‘The story is always the same’: NC officials confront broken involuntary commitment system

NC’s involuntary commitment system faces scrutiny for leaning on emergency rooms, law enforcement and court orders in mental health crises. Families and advocates say patients and caregivers are left confused, sidelined and wary of seeking help again. State leaders are pursuing reforms to cut unnecessary commitments, expand voluntary treatment...

North Carolina · 09-29

WSOC Charlotte

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NC launches $20M annual fund for rural health care

North Carolina is launching a new fund that will provide about $20 million a year to help rural health care providers modernize their technology and infrastructure.

North Carolina · 09-30

WRAL News

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Auditor relaunches review of NC Medicaid project that costs hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars

North Carolina has spent hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars trying to modernize the computer system that helps run the state’s Medicaid program — an overhaul intended to improve care, pay healthcare providers faster and give the state better tools to detect waste and fraud. The state auditor...

North Carolina · 09-28

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Novant Health opens new maternity clinic in Southeast Charlotte

Novant Health and Oula Health marked the opening of Oula's new Charlotte clinic last Thursday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, launching a partnership meant to expand maternity care options for families in the region. Oula is a maternity and gynecology care company that pairs midwives with obstetricians in a team-based model,...

Charlotte, NC · 09-28

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NCNA recognizes Charlotte-area nurses at convention

RALEIGH – The North Carolina Nurses Association’s 119th Annual Convention recently drew more than 650 registrants in Concord to celebrate the nursing profession and map out strategies to prevent burnout amid the national nursing shortage. NCNA honored more than a dozen nurses and workplaces with awards, celebrated the...

Charlotte, NC · 09-28

Fort Mill Sun

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CaroMont Health Plans Hospital On Highway 557 In Lake Wylie

CaroMont Health announced Sept. 16 that it has bought land on S.C. Highway 557 in Lake Wylie and plans to build a hospital there, with a projected opening in 2031. The hospital would be the Gastonia, N.C., health system’s first in South Carolina. CaroMont said in its announcement that the facility would primarily serve residents […]

Lake Wylie, SC · 09-21

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AARP poll: Rising costs shape priorities for older NC voters

Based on a bipartisan poll from AARP conducted this month, voters 50 and older are focused on cost of living for the upcoming midterms. While that’s a concern for many, Michael Olender, the state director of AARP North Carolina, says it’s especially important for those living on fixed incomes.

North Carolina · 09-28

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11th District candidate Ager calls for ‘universal’ healthcare

RALEIGH — Democratic congressional candidate Jamie Ager told attendees at a recent campaign event that healthcare should be made “universal,” according to remarks recorded at the gathering that were shared with North State Journal. Ager, a farmer and co-owner of Hickory Nut Gap, is the Democratic nominee...

North Carolina · 09-28

WOWO News

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Medicaid patients, medical groups sue over new work requirement rules

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WOWO) — Medicaid patients from Indiana and four other states have joined several medical organizations in a federal lawsuit challenging rules governing exemptions from new Medicaid work requirements. According to 21Alive, the lawsuit, filed in federal court in Maryland, includes Medicaid enrollees from Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri...

Indiana · 09-25

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Healthcare Reform Is Not Optional

RALEIGH — The top priority among voters this year is affordability. Various polls in North Carolina and other states ask the question in various ways — sometimes asking respondents about “affordability” explicitly, or using such terms as inflation or the cost of living, or allow respondents to volunteer their own responses — but the answers all converge. Voters want their leaders to do whatever they can to make essential goods and services more affordable. Candidates who appear blasé about affordability are about to lose competitive races and, even in safe seats, draw fewer votes than normal.

North Carolina · 09-28

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NC directs more than $10.7M to crisis pregnancy centers

North Carolina’s latest budget allocated more than $10.7 million to crisis pregnancy centers, also known as pregnancy resource centers. Over the past decade, state funding for these nonprofit, mostly Christian-led centers has substantially increased. About 100 centers operate across North Carolina and seek to encourage women to continue their...

North Carolina · 09-28

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DEQ To Hold Public Hearing On Carolina Lithium Draft Air Quality Permit

Raleigh, NC - The NC Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Air Quality (DAQ) will hold a public hearing on Oct. 13 to receive public comments on a draft air quality permit for Carolina Lithium, a proposed lithium mine and processing facility in Gaston County. What: Public Hearing on...

Gaston County, NC · 09-25

North Carolina Health News

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NC directs more than $10.7M to crisis pregnancy centers

North Carolina · 09-28

The Cool Down

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North Carolina residents speak out against giant health care merger with beloved non-profit

"This takeover will come at a cost, and that cost will be borne by our community."

North Carolina · 09-24