Medicaid expansion is set to begin on December 1, state Governor Roy Cooper announced.
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper announced Monday that roughly 600,000 adults will have access to Medicaid coverage starting in December as the state legislature set a date for the program's expansion.
Cooper, a Democrat, signed a bipartisan bill into law back in March that expanded the federal health insurance program but the Republican-controlled legislature had to approve the state budget before the measure could launch. Access to Medicaid will begin December 1, and CooperMonday that roughly 300,000 individuals who are currently receiving Medicaid Family Planning benefits will start receiving coverage on Day One.
"Finally expanding Medicaid in North Carolina is a monumental achievement that will extend health insurance to people who need it," Cooper said in a release published Monday."This means better health care, including those with mental health and substance abuse disorders, hope for rural hospitals struggling to stay open and billions of dollars for our economy."
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper is pictured on July 28, 2023, in Chatham County, North Carolina. Cooper announced on Monday that the state's Medicaid expansion is set to begin December 1.Cooper, who has served as North Carolina's governor since 2017, has fought for Medicaid expansion since he first took office.
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