More than 14,000 North Carolinians with intellectual and developmental disabilities receive ‘Innovations Waiver’ benefits under Medicaid. My son is among those receiving help.
But thousands more North Carolinians with intellectual and developmental disabilities — almost 19,000 of them — are on the “Registry of Unmet Needs,” the waitlist to receive these services under Medicaid.
The Trump administration’s withdrawal from meetings that establish the flu virus has experts worried.
Republicans in Congress want to gut Medicaid, denying life-saving health care for regular families to cut taxes for billionaires.
Rose Hoban, the editor of N.C. Health News, reacts to recent changes to federal healthcare budgets.
Medicaid expansion is a lifeline, but in rural North Carolina, a lack of healthcare providers leaves many still struggling for care. How can we bridge the gap?