North Carolina was the 40th state to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. Lambeth said lawmakers in some of the holdout states have been impressed with North Carolina’s decision to pass expansion with a provision to create a workforce development program for beneficiaries.

This safeguard now puts Medicaid expansion, which became law in the state in 2023, at risk, as congressional Republicans are reportedly considering changes to Medicaid to fund immigration initiatives and tax cuts desired by President Donald Trump.

The North Carolina Medicaid portal was operational again Tuesday night following nationwide disruptions that happened shortly after President Donald Trump ordered a pause on federal loans and grants.

A number of states have reported that they've lost access to the Medicaid payment portal amid the Trump administration's freeze of federal aid.

"If CMS reduces it below 90%, I will be the first to push to eliminate, as that was not the deal we made," said Rep. Donny Lambeth of Forsyth County.

After losing access to a Medicaid federal funding portal after an aid freeze by the Trump administration, states say they’re regaining access, but some are reporting that the site

North Carolina Governor Josh Stein released a statement on Tuesday after the White House ordered a pause on all federal grants and loans.

Here's what the U.S. and N.C. attorneys general alleged in the Medicaid fraud case against Greensboro's Substance Abuse Treatment Labs.

Introducing work requirements for Medicaid recipients is something the GOP has suggested will be brought into action.

“The North Carolina Department of Health and Human ... “For a period of time today, NC Medicaid was not able to access the Payment Management Services portal but is now able to get into ...

Medicaid expansion in Georgia has gained bipartisan support, with four Republican senators signing the Democrat-backed bill.

North Carolina is another state prone to hurricanes—and in fact Hurricane Helene last fall triggered a Biden administration recovery effort led by Deanne Criswell, the impeccably qualified and unanimously confirmed director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. There were no conditions attached, but here are two that would have been nice.