More Flexible Medicaid in NC for Now

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services announced additional flexibilities to expand its efforts to ensure Medicaid and NC Health Choice services can be quickly delivered to those impacted by Hurricane Florence. These new flexibilities will help people in Medicaid receive care without disruption and give health care providers leeway to deliver services with fewer limits. NC Medicaid temporary provisions for those affected by Hurricane Florence address certain eligibility, enrollment, benefits and cost-sharing policies. Details for the new flexibilities, in addition to those announced last week, are in place through Sept. 28 and will be evaluated weekly. For a list of all Medicaid-related flexibilities and their effective dates, visit www.medicaid.ncdhhs.gov/nc-medicaid-hurricane-florence-response-recovery.