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.
As Medicaid cuts loom thanks to President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” families across the country, including here in North Carolina, have to contend with the potential loss of benefits.
The General Assembly has still not agreed on a full budget and the "mini-budget" it passed last month fell $319 million short of what is needed to fund Medicaid. The state's health secretary told lawmakers that if they don't fill that gap, some services would have to be reduced.
