US EditionNorth Carolina Gov. Stein cancels Medicaid rate cuts amid legal and legislative battles
Gov. Stein reversed 3% to 10% Medicaid rate cuts after court rulings citing legal violations and discrimination against disabled patients, ensuring retroactive reimbursements to providers.
- On Wednesday, North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein announced his administration will restore Medicaid reimbursement rates that had been cut by 3% to 10%, affecting providers statewide.
- Following lawsuits, courts ordered the restoration of Medicaid rates after Medicaid consumers and providers successfully sued the health department, with plaintiffs alleging violations and discrimination.
- The administration said providers will receive retroactive reimbursements for claims after rate reductions, while groups representing thousands of doctors filed challenges last week.
- The reversal preserves short-term access to care for vulnerable patients while state officials say funding lasts until the spring despite the state legislature's planned session next week.
- With a $319,000,000 shortfall, lawmakers face a crisis as North Carolina remains the only state without an enacted budget, despite House and Senate Republicans agreeing to $190,000,000.
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Governor reverses Medicaid cuts. Whether and when lawmakers will act to fix funding shortfall is unclear.
NC cuts to Medicaid reimbursements designed to shore up funding faced court challenges that made them unworkable. Funding still unresolved. Governor reverses Medicaid cuts. Whether and when lawmakers will act to fix funding shortfall is unclear. 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 …
Stein restores Medicaid rates amid budget shortfall, urges legislature to act
By Jaymie Baxley and Ashley Fredde Gov. Josh Stein put an end to North Carolina’s Medicaid brinkmanship Wednesday, restoring funding and abandoning efforts to reduce payments to health care providers brought about by the legislature’s falling hundreds of millions of dollars short of the state health and human services department’s request for the annual Medicaid budget. The situation had become something of a showdown between the governor, who …
North Carolina Medicaid Reimbursement Reversal
North Carolina Governor Josh Stein has reversed controversial Medicaid reimbursement cuts that began on October 1, following mounting legal pressure and growing concerns from health care providers and patients across the state. The rollback provides temporary relief for the nearly three million residents who rely on Medicaid, as well as the doctors and hospitals that serve them. The cuts, which ranged from 3% to 10%, were initially implemented b…
North Carolina Governor Josh Stein ordered the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) to restore Medicaid’s reimbursement fees, following several lawsuits. Governor Stein’s entry reverses Medicaid cuts in North Carolina after lawsuits was first published on Latino NC Link. Governor Stein reverses Medicaid cuts in North Carolina after lawsuits was first posted on December 10, 2025 at 6:30 pm.©2024 “Latin NC Link.” Use of …
NC Gov. Josh Stein reverses cuts to Medicaid, but says it’ll run out of money
RALEIGH, N.C. — Gov. Josh Stein on Wednesday announced that he would reverse cuts his administration made to Medicaid provider payment rates, saying months of legislative inaction left the program underfunded and led to a wave of lawsuits from patients…
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