NC Medicaid Reform Plan Rules Out Privatization
After a nearly yearlong effort, state health officials presented their plan for overhauling the North Carolina Medicaid program, revealing a retreat from plans to offer the $13 billion program out …
NC doctors file suit against state over Medicaid payments
A group of North Carolina doctors filed a class action lawsuit today seeking millions from the state over severely delayed Medicaid reimbursements. The suit says medical providers have been shorted …
Attention North Carolina Medicaid Providers: NC Tracks Update
NCAMES: NC Tracks Update NCAMES has learned that provider numbers are being cut off in NC Tracks due to pharmacy permits not being updated as they have been renewed. NCAMES …
State auditor blasts DHHS for NCTracks problems
State Auditor Beth Wood issued a devastating critique of North Carolina’s launch of a new Medicaid payment system Monday afternoon, saying the program was fraught with problems and the state …
Novartis sued over alleged kickback scheme
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. paid kickbacks to a specialty pharmacy in exchange for recommending refills of a blood transfusion drug it produces, according to an amended complaint filed Wednesday in a …
NCTracks still off the rails
Dr. Aldona Wos, secretary of the state Department of Health and Human Services, told a General Assembly health oversight committee Tuesday something that encapsulates how basic the problems are in …
Non-profit health centers enter insurance realm
The nation’s 1,200 non-profit community health centers receive strong federal support to treat millions of uninsured residents, but still face financial challenges. Some are responding with an unusual strategy — …
Leaders in Medicaid Transformation Share Innovative Practices
Healthcare leaders from across the country are coming together today in New York for the full-day conference, Driving Transformation in Medicaid: Putting Policy Into Practice. Sponsored by Treo Solutions, this …