Federal Judge Ends Medicaid Restrictions Against Patients with Serious Illnesses

Judge sides with NC on Medicaid eligibility

A federal judge ruled Thursday in favor of 23 Democratic-led states, including North Carolina, and Washington, D.C., over changes to Medicaid eligibility for people with severe illnesses.

N.C. attorney general wins court ruling protecting healthcare for North Carolinians with serious illnesses

Special to IFN RALEIGH – N.C. Attorney General Jeff Jackson and a group of attorneys general from across the U.S. won a federal court ruling on Thursday that strikes down a new Medicaid restriction that threatened life-saving healthcare coverage for an estimated 64,000 North Carolinians with cancer and other serious illnesses. In June, the group…

Federal judge ends Medicaid restrictions against patients with serious illnesses

Attorney General Jackson won a federal court ruling striking down a new Medicaid restriction that threatened life-saving healthcare coverage for an estimated 64,000 North Carolinians with cancer and other serious illnesses.

Attorney General Jackson Wins Court Ruling Protecting Healthcare for More than 60,000 North Carolinians with Serious Illnesses

Federal judge strikes down unlawful Medicaid restriction that threatened patients with cancer and other severe illnesses FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, October 29, 2026 Contact: comms@ncdoj.gov 919-538-2809 RALEIGH – Today, Attorney General Jeff Jackson won a federal court ruling striking down a new Medicaid restriction that threatened life-saving healthcare coverage for an estimated 64,000 North Carolinians […]