ABC 11: Federal Government Calls for Medicaid Expansion in NC
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
Continue readingNorth Carolina Health News: In Indiana, Medicaid Expansion Makes the Poorest Pay
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 …
Continue readingNews & Observer: Calls for Medicaid expansion, limited paperwork, in health insurance overhaul
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
Continue readingCharlotte Observer: Medicaid expansion would increase mental illness treatment, feds say
A federal report contends the state could help more people with mental illnesses and addictions by expanding Medicaid. Read more
Continue readingWinston-Salem Journal: Federal regulators tout behavioral health benefits to Medicaid expansion in North Carolina
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
Continue readingU.S. Department of Health and Human Services: New report shows Medicaid expansion can improve behavioral health care access
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 …
Continue readingThe Wall Street Journal: Officials Emphasize Drug Treatment, Mental Health in Medicaid Push
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 …
Continue readingLet’s Talk Medicaid Reform and Expansion Together!
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) is drafting a Medicaid reform waiver application – the document needed to get federal approval – and is asking for public input about Medicaid reform. Since we believe that Medicaid expansion is an essential part of Medicaid reform we want to make our voices heard! Public hearings will take place …
Continue readingRobert Wood Johnson Foundation: States Expanding Medicaid See Significant Budget Savings and Revenue Gains
States Expanding Medicaid See Significant Budget Savings and Revenue Gains Evidence from states that have expanded Medicaid consistently shows that expansion generates savings and revenue which can be used to finance other state spending priorities or to offset much, if not all, of the state costs of expansion. Key Findings Data from 11 states—Arkansas, California, Colorado, Kentucky, Michigan, New Mexico, …
Continue readingNews & Observer: Expanding Medicaid would add to successful federal-state tradition
Over the past several years, arguments for Medicaid expansion in North Carolina have been made using sound economic, budgetary and public health rationales. They have collapsed, however, under the reflexive antipathy toward the Affordable Care Act of Gov. Pat McCrory and conservatives in the state legislature. Read more
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