Medicaid expansion solidified Cooper's legacy | NC Health News
Dec 5, 2024 · Medicaid expansion is far from Cooper’s only health care achievement. Under his leadership, North Carolina launched a first-in-the-nation program that uses Medicaid dollars to address non-medical factors that affect health such as housing, food and transportation.
Over 600,000 North Carolinians Enrolled in Medicaid Expansion
2 days ago · Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced more than 600,000 people have enrolled in Medicaid Expansion in the first year of implementation, in half the time that was first projected. “From day one, we set out to get people covered and get them care. Now, more than 600,000 people have the peace of mind that they can go to the doctor, get needed ...
Governor Cooper Signs Medicaid Expansion into Law
Mar 27, 2023 · Today, Governor Roy Cooper signed House Bill 76, Access to Healthcare Options, into law. The legislation will expand Medicaid, which is expected to provide health coverage to over 600,000 people across North Carolina and bring billions in federal dollars to the state.
North Carolina’s Medicaid expansion hits enrollment goal about a …
1 day ago · RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — More than 600,000 people have enrolled in North Carolina’s new Medicaid coverage for low-income adults about a year after the program’s expansion, reaching the state’s enrollment goal for the program in about half the time that was originally projected, the governor’s office announced on Monday.. Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper, a vocal advocate for Medicaid expansion ...
N. Carolina governor signs Medicaid expansion bill into law
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper on Monday signed a Medicaid expansion law that was a decade in the making and gives the Democrat a legacy-setting victory, although one significant hurdle remains before coverage can be implemented, thanks to a Republican-backed provision.
A Healthier North Carolina: Governor Cooper Celebrates Nearly …
Dec 4, 2024 · Today, Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Health and Human Services Secretary Kody H. Kinsley celebrated the one-year anniversary of Medicaid expansion in North Carolina by announcing that nearly 600,000 North Carolinians, many of whom live in rural counties, have enrolled.
Medicaid Expansion Launches in North Carolina, Over ... - Roy Cooper
Dec 1, 2023 · Today, Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kody H. Kinsley celebrated the launch of Medicaid expansion, extending health care coverage to more than 600,000 newly eligible North Carolinians through NC Medicaid.
Medicaid expansion to begin soon in North Carolina as governor …
Sep 23, 2023 · RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper announced Friday he would let the state budget bill that’s now reached his desk become law without his signature, opening the way for Medicaid coverage for 600,000 low-income adults, with some receiving the government health insurance soon.
With Medicaid expansion, NC governor solidified health care legacy
Dec 5, 2024 · While campaigning to become the state’s 75th governor in 2016, Roy Cooper said he wanted to help low-income North Carolinians who had been forced to forgo basic medical care because they could not afford health insurance. He finally achieved that goal six years later when North Carolina expanded Medicaid.
Gov. Roy Cooper signs NC Medicaid expansion into law. But it …
Mar 27, 2023 · Gov. Roy Cooper holds up the Medicaid expansion bill after signing it into law during a ceremony at the Executive Mansion Monday, March 27, 2023.