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

But lawmakers might not come back until April.

Advocates warn that new Medicaid work requirements could disrupt coverage for caregivers unless the state takes steps to help.

State leaders are worried about how the new federal changes, including work eligibility, will affect North Carolinians.

North Carolina will have $213 million in federal funds to spend this year to improve rural health care, and will be eligible ...

North Carolina is facing a looming deadline to find more funding to cover new federal work requirements for Medicaid.

North Carolina system lays off 31 workers supporting the Healthy Opportunities Pilots program after government funding ends in 2025.

Data: N.C. Department of Health and Human Services; Chart: Axios Visuals North Carolina is one of 13 states whose Medicaid programs cover GLP-1s for weight loss treatment, and their usage in the state ...

A pilot program serving Medicaid patients in North Carolina showed promise. But funding has dried up, leading to layoffs.

Valerie Hunter, a licensed practical nurse who works with Miles, holds his hand while listening to an audio recording on Friday, Oct. 17, 2025, in Raleigh, N.C. The federal spending bill passed by ...

North Carolina lawmakers have asked county and state officials to report on how they're implementing changes to Medicaid and federal food stamp programs ushered in by a sweeping tax-and-spending plan ...