Medicaid Transformation About to Kick in to High Gear
By Berkeley
By Berkeley Yorkery Next week the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NC DHHS) will announce which of the eight applicants for NC Medicaid Prepaid Health Plan…
January 24, 2019
Essentials for Childhood Task Force Provides Tools for Tackling Opioids’ Impact on Children & Families
By Michelle Ries
By Michelle Ries Opiate use is increasingly affecting children and families in North Carolina, and many stakeholders agree that primary prevention of trauma and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), and…
January 11, 2019
Newborn Screening in North Carolina
By Kaitlin Phillips
More than 150 million babies in the United States have been screened for critical health problems soon after birth, and many of their heel stick samples have been analyzed using…
December 10, 2018
North Carolina Medicaid Healthy Opportunities Pilots
By Brieanne Lyda-McDonald
By Brieanne Lyda-McDonald North Carolina’s Section 1115 Medicaid Waiver [1] was approved by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on October 24, 2018, and paves the way for…
