Good morning. Cuts to North Carolina’s Medicaid reimbursement rates could cost Cape Fear Valley Health millions of dollars in revenue this year and decrease access to care for thousands of patients, according to the health system’s leaders.
The cuts, which range between 3% and 10%, went into effect on Oct. 1 and are the result of a budget impasse between the N.C. House and Senate.
Medicaid payments account for nearly one-fourth of monthly revenue for Cape Fear Valley Health, said Chaka Jordan, vice president of marketing and communication for the health system. Reduced reimbursement rates for Medicaid will have a “significant impact,” she said. Read more in today’s top story.
Welcome to CityView Today. Fayetteville will enforce a clear bag policy at Festival Park events after council members criticized staff last week for delaying safety measures approved in May. Those directives came after gunfire disrupted the Dogwood Festival in April—one of several high-profile incidents of gun violence in the city earlier this year. Also, we sent out questionnaires to candidates running in this year’s municipal elections in Spring Lake.
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Sarah Nagem
Editor for CityView
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Events
FAMILY PROGRAM: PUMPKIN SCIENCE AT THE GARDEN
- Where: Cape Fear Botanical Garden, 536 N. Eastern Blvd., Fayetteville
- When: 10 a.m.-noon today
- What: Explore the science of pumpkins from how they grow to what’s inside!
BACKWOODS TERROR RANCH
- Where: Sweet Valley Ranch, 2990 Sunnyside School Road, Fayetteville
- When: 7:30-11 p.m. today
- What: Backwoods Terror Ranch returns this fall at Sweet Valley Ranch!
FISHING WORKSHOP: ADVANCED KNOTS AND RIGGING
- Where: John E. Pechmann Fishing Education Center, 7489 Raeford Road, Fayetteville
- When: 6-8:30 p.m. today
- What: In this hands-on workshop, our expert staff and volunteer instructors will help you sharpen your rigging and knot-tying abilities.
Obituaries
George Franklin Mitchell Jr.
George Franklin Mitchell Jr., passed away on Saturday, Oct 4.
John Archie Butler
John Archie Butler, 80, passed away on Monday, Oct. 6.
Greta Raynette Meekins
Greta Raynette Meekins, 67, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 2.
Until tomorrow!
🧔🏽♂️ Cape Beard will present a Beardtoberfest facial hair competition at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18, at Dirtbag Ales Brewery & Taproom in Hope Mills. Admission is $15, but competitors get in for free. Proceeds will benefit the Karen Chandler Trust, which helps local families cover expenses during cancer treatment. Find more information here.
~Sarah Nagem
