A nationwide problem, worse in North Carolina - NC Health News
WEBDec 2, 2021 · Recent numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that over the last year, the crisis grew even worse. More than 100,000 people across the country died of overdoses between April 2020 and April 2021. Over that period, the nationwide overdose death rate rose 27 percent. In North Carolina, it grew by 37 percent.
More coverage on Mission Hospital - North Carolina Health News
WEBFeb 17, 2024 · By Andrew R. Jones. Asheville Watchdog. At least three patients died and others were endangered at Mission Hospital in 2022 and 2023 following significant delays and lapses of care in the emergency department and other areas, according to a scathing U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services report obtained Thursday by Asheville Watchdog.. The 384-page document details why CMS placed the ...
'Tailored’ Medicaid plans launching in North Carolina - North …
WEBJun 18, 2024 · Tailored plans are part of the Medicaid “ transformation ” that North Carolina started in 2021. That year, the state changed its delivery system for Medicaid services. Providers who had been reimbursed directly for services by the state now receive care paid for by commercial insurers, who are paid a fixed, per-member, per-month rate to ...
Answers to questions about Medicaid expansion - NC Health News
WEBDec 1, 2023 · Medicaid generally takes about 45 days to kick in, but its benefits can be applied retroactively. So, if someone goes to the hospital on Dec. 2, but they don’t receive a Medicaid card until mid-January, the hospital can bill the state for their care. In a recent interview with NC Health News, Kody Kinsley, head of DHHS, said Medicaid will pay ...
Changes this open enrollment season - NC Health News
WEBNov 28, 2022 · North Carolina’s navigator program has existed since 2013, though it has seen massive ebbs and flows in its budget. The Trump administration drastically cut funding to the program nationwide, shrinking its national budget from $63 million in 2016 to $10 million in 2018. The Biden administration has worked to build the program back up, increasing national funding to a record high of about ...
Medical marijuana legislation could put NC in the green - NC …
WEBJul 13, 2021 · Medical marijuana is legal in 36 states and Washington, D.C., and recreational marijuana is legal in 18, according to Insider, putting North Carolina in the minority of states where weed is not legal in any capacity, even as its northern neighbor, Virginia made plans to legalize up to an ounce of recreational marijuana in three years.
What you need to know about Medicaid expansion - NC Health …
WEBAug 7, 2023 · The Healthcare Access and Stabilization Program, a time-sensitive provision of the expansion bill that will increase the rate of reimbursement for hospitals serving Medicaid patients, must launch alongside expansion. If it doesn’t, the state could lose up to $60 million in federal funding. The $1.6 billion federal bonus for implementing ...
The state of medical marijuana legalization in NC - NC Health News
WEBApr 20, 2022 · The SurveyUSA poll found that 72 percent of North Carolinians supported medical marijuana legalization. Support for medical marijuana is high across the political spectrum. The poll found that 64 percent of registered Republicans, 75 percent of registered Democrats and 78 percent of unaffiliated voters supported legalization.
Will new increase in SNAP benefits be enough? - NC Health News
WEBOct 27, 2021 · More than 1.6 million North Carolinians are enrolled in Food and Nutrition Services. The Biden administration announced an increase to SNAP in mid-August, describing it as the largest in the history of the food stamp program. At the beginning of this month, the average monthly benefits for SNAP increased by 25 percent.
Asheville hospital poses threat to patients' health, says state report
WEBJan 23, 2024 · Asheville Watchdog. Mission Hospital risks losing Medicare and Medicaid funding because of deficiencies in care that were so severe, state inspectors concluded last month, that they “posed immediate jeopardy to patients’ health and safety,” Asheville Watchdog has learned. “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious deficiency possible ...