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shows a big pregnant belly in a striped shirt.
Posted inGender health

Postpartum Medicaid to be extended for pregnant people to one year after birth

by Elizabeth Thompson April 1, 2022December 10, 2022

By Elizabeth Thompson Postpartum Medicaid will be extended from 60 days after birth to one year starting today, as a provision included in last year’s state budget comes into effect. The provision allows pregnant people at or below 196 percent of the federal poverty guidelines – about $34,800 for a family of two – to […]

shows a man in a suit sitting at a desk signing a paper that strengthens Medicaid, in the background, a woman in a mask to prevent COVID transmission stands, watching.
Posted inMedicaid

The federal pandemic relief bill contains a big carrot to expand Medicaid. Will North Carolina bite?

by Rose Hoban March 18, 2021March 17, 2021
A child and an adult play together in this photo from a child care center established during the COVID pandemic.
Posted inAging

Lawmakers propose regulatory relief during pandemic, advocates worry it goes too far

by Rose Hoban September 3, 2020September 3, 2020
State health Sec. Mandy Cohen stands with her head bowed before March 31 press briefing on coronavirus.
Posted inChildren's Health

Emergency Medicaid proposal could provide coverage for many newly unemployed. But many will still be left behind.

by Rose Hoban April 23, 2020December 10, 2022

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