Overview
- Gov. Josh Stein and NCDHHS Secretary Dr. Dev Sangvai ended reimbursement reductions of roughly 3% to 10% that began Oct. 1.
- Providers will receive retroactive payments covering the difference on claims submitted since the cuts took effect.
- State officials say Medicaid still faces a $319 million shortfall and warn funds are projected to last only until the spring without new appropriations.
- Multiple lawsuits by patients and providers produced rulings that blocked parts of the cuts and pressured the state to restore pre-October rates.
- The budget impasse continues as legislative leaders rejected a special session, and North Carolina remains without an enacted two-year budget.