Posts by ClosetheGap

A coalition of WNC organizations gathered before a state hearing Wednesday to again make the case for North Carolina to expand the number of people covered through Medicaid. Read more

Speakers at the first three public hearings this week on the state’s planned Medicaid overhaul said they wanted the government insurance program expanded to cover more people, worried that increased paperwork would drive away doctors, and asked why the state is changing the system at all. Read more

North Carolina is in the midst of a huge change to its Medicaid program, and state officials took their listening tour about it to the Charlotte area Thursday. In Huntersville and Monroe, they heard from patients, advocates and doctors. Read more

The Obama Administration is calling out the McCrory Administration as well as other states that haven’t expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. Read more

When North Carolina lawmakers talk about expanding Medicaid, they point to Indiana’s plan as one of the examples to emulate. Reginald Rogers owes his dentist a debt of gratitude for his new dentures, but no money. Indiana’s Medicaid program has them covered, a godsend for the almost toothless former steelworker who hasn’t held a steady job for years and lives …

Speakers at the first formal public hearing on the state’s planned Medicaid overhaul said they wanted the government insurance expanded to cover more people, worried that increased paperwork would drive away doctors, and asked why the state was changing a system at all. Read more

A federal report contends the state could help more people with mental illnesses and addictions by expanding Medicaid. Read more

Federal health regulators made another pitch Monday about the benefits of expanding Medicaid coverage in North Carolina and 18 other states, this time focusing on behavioral health issues. Read more

Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released a report showing that states can greatly improve access to behavioral health services for residents by expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. Substance use disorders and mental illness are prevalent and serious public health problems in American communities. According to today’s report, in 2014, the most recent year for …

In its latest effort to get more states to states to expand their Medicaid programs, health officials are emphasizing its role in paying for treatment of opioid abuse and mental health issues. Federal health officials are still pressing to get more states to agree to extend Medicaid eligibility to all low-income residents under the Obama health law, in the wake …