State Auditor Dave Boliek said his office is reviewing a "tremendous spike" in Medicaid spending on autism-related therapy services.

NCDHHS leaders are requesting $319 million in funding toward Medicaid Rebase, voicing concerns over the program's finances.

N.C. Department of Health and Human Services officials reiterated their request for $319 million in state funds for Medicaid during a legislative oversight committee meeting on Tuesday.

He is pitching a $1.4B "critical needs" budget, warning that stalled negotiations and rising costs are straining North ...

State lawmakers are considering expanding access to birth doulas for Medicaid patients. A legislative committee reviewed the topic on Tuesday, part of a healthcare oversight hearing that also included ...

Child care costs are rising in North Carolina, now over $11,000 a year on average. High costs, and long wait lists, are leading many new parents to report having to turn down work opportunities or ...

Under a measure the legislature enacted several years ago, a budget impasse in Raleigh doesn’t keep state government from operating. It simply does so based on the last spending plan enacted by the ...

A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday upheld West Virginia's ban on Medicaid coverage for gender-affirming surgeries, the latest victory for Republican-led states ...

Gov. Josh Stein urged lawmakers to fast-track the budget to fund Medicaid, boost teacher and state employee pay, and strengthen public safety.

It’s not a subject we talk about openly but, with few exceptions, every family experiences the issue: 1 in 5 adults and 1 in 6 children under 17 in North ...

Child advocates — and Gov. Josh Stein — are urging legislators to tackle pay, subsidies and infrastructure to improve access to child care.