RALEIGH, N.C. (WECT) – Over 500,000 people have enrolled in the Medicaid expansion since it began on Dec. 1, 2023, in North Carolina.
“People across our state continue to feel the positive impact in their lives with access to affordable health care coverage,” said Governor Roy Cooper. “They can now see a doctor, get preventative care, manage chronic conditions and get life-saving prescriptions without the burden of high premiums or co-pays.”
Also since Dec. 1, new enrollees have filed over 1.9 million new prescriptions for various illnesses, and Medicaid has covered over $28.6 million in claims for dental services.
“The state will soon launch a Medicaid Expansion Service Utilization Dashboard to provide more insights into the health services new Medicaid enrollees use. The new dashboard will show monthly service trends since the expansion launched in December 2023, including the number of people accessing doctor and dental visits, cancer screenings, behavioral health services and prescriptions,” an announcement from Cooper’s office states.
You can learn more or apply online on the NC Medicaid website.
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