Officials present hospitals, more taxes on health insurers and state savings as options to cover rising administrative costs.

Medicaid is crucial for women and children's health, covering nearly four in ten births and a significant portion of children in both rural and urban areas. Proposed cuts to Medicaid funding threaten ...

Federal changes will limit how far back coverage can reach for new Medicaid patients, raising concerns about medical debt and uncompensated care.

House Republicans' proposed spending cuts threaten Medicaid, a vital healthcare program for over 80 million Americans. Cutting Medicaid to fund tax cuts primarily benefits the wealthy while harming ...

Over two million North Carolina residents are enrolled in Medicare, and those eligible must select between Original Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D prescription drug, and Medigap ...

Medicare is the federal health insurance program for people age 65 and older. Medicare Advantage is a bundled alternative to Medicare sold by private insurance companies. It offers all the same ...

“It is time to fund Medicaid,” Gov. Josh Stein said in a news conference Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025 in Raleigh. “Because if [lawmakers] fail to do so, people are suffering. And it is unacceptable.” (Photo ...

Dr. Devdutta Sangvai, secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, talks with N.C. state Sen. Kevin Corbin after a Senate committee meeting. (Photo: Lynn Bonner/NC Newsline ...

Federal law changes could cost NC up to $50B in Medicaid funds over 10 years. Work rules and cuts could end Medicaid expansion without swift state intervention. County agencies face tech and staffing ...

RALEIGH (WTVD) -- The budget remains a point of contention with several critics across the state, including Medicaid customers. One lawmaker who sponsored the Medicaid overhaul bill now says he won't ...