NC restores SHIIP for seniors choosing Medicare plans - NC …
WEBSep 22, 2021 · By Thomas Goldsmith. The state’s popular NC senior health insurance information program, or SHIIP, decided Monday to bring back online, state-compiled Medicare information that, until a change this year, consumers had used to choose among different Medigap plans. It’s a reversal of a decision earlier …
Changes needed to fix NC's mental health crisis | NC Health News
WEBAug 23, 2022 · Big changes are needed to turn the tide of North Carolina’s mental health crisis, health leaders say. For North Carolinians to have affordable access to readily available mental health services, health leaders say a cascade of changes need to take place from Medicaid expansion to higher reimbursement …
An alternative to the psych hospital, run by people in mental …
WEBAug 18, 2021 · A mental health agency in Charlotte run by people with lived experience opens North Carolina’s first peer-run respite center as an alternative to landing in the emergency room for mental health issues. by Taylor Knopf August 18, 2021. Founder and CEO of Promise Resource Network Cherene Allen-Caraco smiles at PRN peer support specialist Aaron ...
A nationwide problem, worse in North Carolina - NC Health News
WEBDec 2, 2021 · Recent numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that over the last year, the crisis grew even worse. More than 100,000 people across the country died of overdoses between April 2020 and April 2021. Over that period, the nationwide overdose death rate rose 27 percent. In North Carolina, it grew by 37 percent.
The state of medical marijuana legalization in NC - NC Health News
WEBApr 20, 2022 · The SurveyUSA poll found that 72 percent of North Carolinians supported medical marijuana legalization. Support for medical marijuana is high across the political spectrum. The poll found that 64 percent of registered Republicans, 75 percent of registered Democrats and 78 percent of unaffiliated voters supported legalization.
Answers to questions about Medicaid expansion - NC Health News
WEBDec 1, 2023 · Medicaid generally takes about 45 days to kick in, but its benefits can be applied retroactively. So, if someone goes to the hospital on Dec. 2, but they don’t receive a Medicaid card until mid-January, the hospital can bill the state for their care. In a recent interview with NC Health News, Kody Kinsley, head of DHHS, said Medicaid will pay ...
Mayo Clinic Care Network gains a foothold in North Carolina
WEBDec 6, 2019 · A coastal North Carolina hospital has joined a selective network associated with Mayo Clinic. Carteret Health Care is the first health care facility in the state to have joined the Mayo Clinic Care Network, granting it access to expert consultations and other services. “It’s not a merger … they [Mayo] don’t want that, [and] our board ...
Medical marijuana legislation could put NC in the green - NC …
WEBJul 13, 2021 · Medical marijuana is legal in 36 states and Washington, D.C., and recreational marijuana is legal in 18, according to Insider, putting North Carolina in the minority of states where weed is not legal in any capacity, even as its northern neighbor, Virginia made plans to legalize up to an ounce of recreational marijuana in three years.
Evidence-based reentry key for incarcerated population - NC …
WEBNov 8, 2021 · In a recent health policy brief in Health Affairs, Ashkin made the case for more evidence-based reentry programming for formerly incarcerated people, such as medication-assisted treatment (MAT), an evidence-based approach for treating substance use disorders, and other approaches that focus on health and well-being.
Patients, providers wait to see how Medicaid managed care goes
WEBJul 2, 2021 · NC Medicaid switches to managed care, patients and providers wait to see how it will play out. After a five year wait, North Carolina joined most other states in transferring the Medicaid program to one managed by commercial insurers. by Rose Hoban July 2, 2021. The state health department is advertising Medicaid …