NC expands Medicaid program 

RALEIGH, N.C. – About 600,000 people living in North Carolina aged 19 to 64 are now eligible for health coverage through the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion. North Carolina is the fourth state to expand Medicaid coverage during the Biden-Harris administration, joining Missouri, Oklahoma and South Dakota. “Medicaid Expansion is the working families bill of the decade for North Carolina, and its impact on peoples' health, combating the opioid crisis, saving rural hospitals and boosting our economy will be life-changing for families in our state,” said Gov. Roy Cooper. “I am particularly grateful for the federal signing bonus that President Biden signed into law that was a major part of our successful effort to finally expand Medicaid. I encourage anyone who thinks they might qualify to visit medicaid.nc.gov to learn more.” As part of its Medicaid expansion, North Carolina projects it will receive almost $1.8 billion in additional federal funding thanks to President Biden’s American Rescue Plan (ARP). The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services strongly urges the 10 remaining states – Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin and Wyoming – to expand Medicaid. If all remaining states were to expand their Medicaid programs under the ACA, as many as 3.5 million more un- or under-insured individuals could enroll in high-quality, affordable health care coverage through Medicaid. Medicaid, together with the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), remains the largest source of health care coverage in the U.S., connecting nearly 90 million individuals to a range of critical health services.