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Many states are eager to extend Medicaid to people soon to be released from prison
02 May 2024 09:27 GMT
… Some states terminate residents’ Medicaid coverage when they’re … The leading causes were drug overdoses, cardiovascular disease, … provide case management, medication-assisted treatment for people … at the University of North Carolina, a network of community …
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Balancing act: Robinson, Stein offer competing visions of the future in North Carolina
30 Apr 2024 20:02 GMT
… the Office of National Drug Control Policy, a component … also realize that reducing drug demand through education is … rehabilitation when it comes to drugs, or another big one, … year anniversary of North Carolina’s decision to expand Medicaid, but Stein …
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North Carolina to expand peer-led crisis services in push for more mental health support
29 Apr 2024 08:08 GMT
… that came to North Carolina when the state expanded the Medicaid program.
“We … for folks who are using [drugs]. It’s very comprehensive,” … came to North Carolina when the state expanded the Medicaid program.… for folks who are using [drugs]. It's very …
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Weight-loss drug coverage for Illinois state workers could cost hundreds of millions of dollars
30 Apr 2024 11:56 GMT
… disabled Illinoisans enrolled in Medicaid, a population that generally … of injectable weight-loss medications to state health insurance … this class of drugs, one other state — North Carolina — was forced … follow North Carolina’s lead and scale back the drug …
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Appeals court: WV Medicaid policy banning coverage for gender-affirming surgeries discriminatory
29 Apr 2024 22:24 GMT
Policies in West Virginia and North Carolina that ban individuals with government- … state health care plans — specifically Medicaid in West Virginia — were obligated … outlawed since 2004. Coverage for medication, including pubertal modulating and hormone …
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Buncombe County to receive $29 million from drug settlements. Where does it go?
27 Apr 2024 16:59 GMT
… years," he said.
NORTH CAROLINA SECURES $220 MILLION FROM … paramedic response teams for drug overdoses and mental health … 9 gained housing)
(33 obtained Medicaid/;health insurance)
(27 obtained … opioid addiction and street drug use is growing in …
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Orlando abortion clinics remain open as Florida’s six-week abortion ban takes effect
01 May 2024 19:41 GMT
… minimum wages, lower rates of Medicaid expansion, a higher incarceration rate … for how to access abortion medication. Abortion funds like the Florida … to access abortion care is North Carolina, where abortion is legal up …
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Appeals court: WV and NC policies banning coverage for transgender care discriminatory
30 Apr 2024 02:33 GMT
… in West Virginia and North Carolina that ban individuals … Medicaid in West Virginia and coverage for public employees in North Carolina … since 2004. Coverage for medication, including pubertal modulating and … the use of these medications for children.
In …
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Morrisey to challenge ruling regarding transgender healthcare to U.S. Supreme Court
29 Apr 2024 21:31 GMT
… West Virginia could not deny Medicaid coverage for gender reassignment surgeries … Anderson and a defendant in North Carolina, where laws and regulations were … transgender surgeries, though state Medicaid does cover medication for gender-affirming care …
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Appeals judges say states MUST pay for sex-change surgeries - West Virginia's AG vows to take fight to the Supreme Court
29 Apr 2024 20:32 GMT
… North Carolina's state employee health plan and West Virginia Medicaid … trans care with fewer drugs and surgeries, called … gender identity.
Before offering drugs or surgery, guidelines … North Carolina, the state has covered hormones and other trans drugs …