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Notifications begin rolling out for newly eligible NC Medicaid enrollees

North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) began sending out letters last week to up to 300,000 people who are enrolled in Medicaid’s limited Family Planning program and now qualify for full NC Medicaid benefits starting Dec. 1 thanks to Medicaid expansion that was passed earlier this year by the General Assembly and fully became law with the passage of the state budget in September.

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Medicaid Expansion to begin in NC on Dec 1

Gov Roy Cooper and NCDHHS Secretary Kody Kinsley announced Monday that Medicaid expansion will begin on Dec. 1. This will add hundreds of thousands of working-age, able-bodied adults to the state's Medicaid program, making it the largest single expansion of an entitlement program in state history.

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NC comes in 7th place for hospital price transparency according to study

In its fifth semi-annual report examining hospitals’ compliance with the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule, PatientRightsAdvocate.org (PRA) found that. North Carolina came in 7th place in the U.S. for hospital price transparency. 

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Causey speaks out against BCBSNC proposed changes

NC Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey says an NC House bill that would allow Blue Cross Blue Shield North Carolina to create a holding company in which it could move policyholder money is a bad idea, mainly because the company would be deregulated. 

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House moving bills that critics say will increase health insurance costs

On Tuesday, the House Health Committee will consider several bills that critics say are likely to raise insurance costs for consumers. North Carolina ranks among the most expensive states in the country for healthcare. The Tar Heel state is one of eight in the United States where the average potential cost of healthcare surpasses $8,000 annually, according...

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