On July 26, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) approved North Carolina’s plan to condition enhanced Medicaid payments on hospitals’ participation in a statewide medical debt relief policy initiative. Hospitals...more
The lazy, hazy days of summer are definitely not lazy or hazy when it comes to health planning in North Carolina. At this point in the year, the draft State Medical Facilities Plan (SMFP) has been published, and the summer...more
The North Carolina General Assembly left Raleigh on October 25 after enacting a biennial two-year budget and acting on bills on a variety of topics. Legislators are scheduled to return for next year’s session starting April...more
Editor’s Note: In a new issue brief published by the Milbank Memorial Fund and summarized below, Manatt Health and leadership from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NC DHHS) share insights into...more
On December 1, 2023, North Carolina will become the 40th state to implement Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), extending Medicaid eligibility to more than 600,000 adults with incomes up to 138% of the...more
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper announced on September 22, that the state’s $30 billion budget bill will become law and effective on October 1. The budget bill funds the North Carolina Medicaid expansion agreement that was...more
After weeks of negotiations, legislators on Friday passed the budget bill and sent it to Gov. Roy Cooper, who indicated he will let it become law without his signature. In addition, members this week acted on bills on a...more
As we reported last month, the draft 2024 State Medical Facilities Plan (SMFP) was released on July 3, 2023. The SMFP is North Carolina’s key health planning document in which the State publishes need determinations for...more
Legislators this week continued budget negotiations and acted on various bills. Budget Negotiations - Now that both chambers have passed a version of the budget bill (H 259), negotiators are working on a budget...more
Legislators this week began to negotiate on the budget bill and acted on various other bills. Budget Negotiations - As expected, the House on Wednesday voted not to concur in the Senate version of the budget bill (H...more
It was a very busy week at the General Assembly. Legislators considered dozens of bills to meet the May 4 crossover deadline (the date by which policy bills must pass one chamber to remain eligible). The week of May 8...more
On April 18, 2023, Representative Caleb Rudow (D-Buncombe) introduced House Bill (HB) 737, entitled An Act Preserving Competition in Health Care by Regulating the Consolidation and Conveyance of Hospitals. If enacted, HB 737...more
On March 27, 2023, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper signed House Bill 76, now known as Session Law 2023-7, into law. Also called “Access to Healthcare Options,” Session Law 2023-7 primarily aims to expand Medicaid....more
The North Carolina General Assembly had its ceremonial opening on Wednesday, January 11, 2023. Lawmakers are expected to return to the Capitol on Wednesday, January 25 to begin the 2023-24 biennium....more
The arrival of a new year in North Carolina brings a new State Medical Facilities Plan (“SMFP”). The SMFP is the annual planning document issued by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, and signed by the...more
The arrival of a new year in North Carolina brings with it a new State Medical Facilities Plan (“SMFP”). The SMFP is the annual planning document issued by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, and...more
The United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia in Corradi v. Kolls, No. 4:22-CV-011, 2022 WL 4006928 (W.D. Va. Sept. 1, 2022) recently denied a motion to dismiss filed by a defendant North Carolina...more
On March 10, 2020, Governor Roy Cooper declared a state of emergency over COVID-19 in Executive Order No. 116. Less than two months later, the North Carolina General Assembly ratified Senate Bill 704: the COVID-19 Recovery...more
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Division of Health Service Regulation (“DHSR”) has published the draft 2023 State Medical Facilities Plan (“SMFP”), which was developed by the State Health...more
This week, North Carolina announced that it will begin long-range health care deliveries by drone in an effort to expand on-demand health care and improve the patient experience in the state. A distribution center will be set...more
On June 18, 2021, Governor Roy Cooper signed Senate Bill 255 into law. The law contains two significant changes to the legal procedures in medical malpractice actions in North Carolina....more
In a January 12 report to state lawmakers on Medicaid managed care implementation, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) predicted it will launch prepaid health plans as scheduled on July 1, 2021,...more