Launch date for Medicaid expansion to be announced Monday

North Carolina to expand Medicaid coverage on Dec. 1

Medicaid coverage in North Carolina will expand to another 600,000 low-income residents starting Dec. 1, in a move that may be considered Cooper's biggest policy win as governor.

North Carolina to launch Medicaid expansion on Dec. 1

RALEIGH, N.C. — Medicaid expansion will launch Dec. 1 in North Carolina, Gov. Roy Cooper announced on Monday after achieving what he’s sought for nearly seven years on the job and what’s possibly his biggest policy win.

NC begins application period for Medicaid expansion

More than 600,000 North Carolinians can begin applying for Medicaid expansion coverage, Gov. Roy Cooper said Monday.

La expansión de Medicaid se lanzará el 1 de diciembre en Carolina del Norte, anunció el lunes el gobernador Roy Cooper después de lograr lo que ha buscado durante casi siete años en el cargo y lo que posiblemente sea su mayor victoria política. El seguro médico gubernamental debería estar disponible para otros 600.000 adultos de bajos ingresos, y aproximadamente la mitad de ellos recibirían cobertura desde el primer día. Pero asegurar la expansi…

Medicaid Expansion to begin in NC on Dec 1

Gov Roy Cooper and NCDHHS Secretary Kody Kinsley announced Monday that Medicaid expansion will begin on Dec. 1. “This will be a new day for healthcare in North Carolina,” Cooper, a Democrat, said in a press conference. “To all of the longtime supporters and to those who are just now seeing the light, I say thank you.” This will add hundreds of thousands of working-age, able-bodied adults to the state’s Medicaid program, making it the largest sin…

North Carolina to launch Medicaid expansion on Dec. 1

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Medicaid expansion will launch Dec. 1 in North Carolina, Gov. Roy Cooper announced on Monday after achieving what might be his biggest policy win after nearly seven years in office. Government health insurance should be available to another 600,000 low-income adults, with roughly half of them receiving coverage on Day One. But securing expansion through the Republican-controlled state legislature came with hefty political ex…