Medicaid cuts loom as North Carolina lawmakers fail to reach funding deal

Deadline looms for state lawmakers to prevent cuts to Medicaid

Gov. Josh Stein is expected to urge state lawmakers on Thursday to prevent looming cuts to North Carolina's Medicaid program.

NC lawmakers fail to fund Medicaid as deadline nears, point fingers at each other

October Medicaid funding deadline looms as Republican lawmakers in two NC legislative chambers disagree over children's hospital proposal. NC lawmakers fail to fund Medicaid as deadline nears, point fingers at each other is a story from Carolina Public Press, an award-winning independent newsroom. Our breakthrough journalism shines a light on the critical overlooked and under-reported issues facing North Carolina’s more than 11 million residents…

Medicaid cuts loom as North Carolina lawmakers fail to reach funding deal

North Carolina health officials say they'll need to start cutting Medicaid reimbursement rates on Oct. 1 if state lawmakers don't approve additional funding for the program.

Medicaid cuts in North Carolina threaten access to care

Every day for nearly 18 years, Alessandra Fabrello has been a medical caregiver for her son, on top of being his mom. “It is almost impossible to explain what it takes to keep a child alive who should be dead,” said Fabrello, whose son, Ysadore Maklakoff, experienced a rare brain condition called acute necrotizing encephalopathy at 9 months old. Through North Carolina’s Medicaid program, Maklakoff qualifies for a large slate of medical care in t…