As the NC State Health Plan faces a $507 million deficit, veteran NC teachers say shrinking benefits and rising out-of-pocket costs are driving them out of the classroom.
North Carolina Republicans approved a ‘bait and switch’ bill that would block Medicaid patients from using their insurance at Planned Parenthood clinics.
Floodwaters, rats, and mold once threatened to derail a Haywood County family’s future—until Medicaid helped them find safe housing. Now advocates warn stories like theirs may disappear under Republicans’ “big beautiful bill.”
To control costs, nearly all health insurers use a system called prior authorization, which requires patients or their providers to seek approval before they can get certain procedures, tests, and prescriptions.
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