North Carolina health desk
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Youth & families
WCNC reports North Carolina launched the Children and Families Specialty Plan after a $835 million behavioral health investment, as one in five high schoolers contemplated suicide in 2024.
September 24, 2026 · Source: WCNC
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September 24, 2026
A North Carolina Medical Journal brief reviews Medicaid managed-care transformation, expansion, pilot end and federal H.R.1 eligibility and financing changes.
Primary source: North Carolina Medical Journal
September 24, 2026
NC Medicaid's fiscal year 2025 report says it covers more than 3 million people, including over 685,000 through expansion, and warns federal changes put progress at risk.
Primary source: NC Medicaid
September 24, 2026
NC DHHS says Healthy Blue Care Together went live Dec. 1, 2025, providing integrated physical and mental health services for about 32,000 current and former foster youth and young adults under 26.
Primary source: NC Department of Health and Human Services
September 24, 2026
Associated Press reports that Gov. Stein canceled Medicaid reimbursement rate reductions initiated two months earlier, preserving short-term access amid legal and legislative disputes.
Primary source: Associated Press
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