Cuts to Medicaid and SNAP would affect many Cumberland County residents
A U.S. House Republican budget plan would cut major federal funding to Medicaid and SNAP, programs thousands of Cumberland County residents rely on. Research found the cuts would also negatively impact the county and state economies.
How possible cuts to federal Medicaid funding would impact Cumberland County
Over 25,000 Cumberland County residents have health insurance thanks to the NC Medicaid expansion. However, health policy experts and activists worry those residents could lose coverage if the incoming federal legislature cuts its share of Medicaid funding.
Cumberland DSS Holding Medicaid Expansion Event Saturday
With more than 35,000 Cumberland County residents set to become eligible for Medicaid tomorrow, the Cumberland County Department of Social Services (DSS) is providing convenient options for …
North Carolina gears up for challenges ahead of Medicaid expansion on Dec. 1
If not for Medicaid, the majority of residents of Robeson County wouldn’t have health insurance. Fifty-four percent of people in this rural community — home to 116,530 at the …
DHHS plans to speed up Medicaid expansion; what would that mean for North Carolina?
The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services recently announced plans to accelerate the launch of Medicaid expansion to Oct. 1, which is about three months earlier than expected.
Cooper’s $29.3 billion spending proposal provides millions to address health care workforce shortages
In the proposed state spending plan that Gov. Roy Cooper released on Wednesday, he not only makes another push for Medicaid expansion but also recommends making a $45 million investment into North Carolina’s health care workforce.
