Blog Entry List
The new NC Medicaid Mental Health Parity website provides information on NC Medicaid compliance with federal mental health parity requirements.
NC Medicaid is providing updated information to providers about the federal prohibitions on certain providers.
Recent court rulings now require the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services to reverse provider rate reductions and restore rates to their Sept. 30, 2025, levels.
The federal fee for Medicaid enrollment will increase to $750 for calendar year 2026.
NC Medicaid Managed Care plans may apply utilization edits and/or prior authorization criteria per the Food and Drug Administration label on drugs when the State has not established criteria and has not prohibited use of criteria.
NC Medicaid is providing updated information to providers about the federal prohibitions on certain providers.
NC Medicaid has revised or removed several Tailored Care Management trainings, and identified a refresher and elective curriculum.
Providers should continue to follow the certification and waiver requirements described below.
This guidance is based on the NC Immunization Program/Vaccines for Children guidelines.
This guidance is based on products approved by the FDA and recommended by the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.
Exclusion Sanction questions must be accurately answered on applications and new adverse actions must be reported to the Department.
Wegovy and Zepbound for indications other than weight loss to be covered based on the indications and usage criteria published in the FDA label, pending updated clinical criteria.
A psychiatric diagnostic interview (Current Procedural Terminology 90792) may qualify as a Comprehensive Clinical Assessment if it meets all requirements.
Effective Oct. 1, 2025, NC Medicaid adjusted the provider assessment rates.
This bulletin replaces in full NC Medicaid Rate Reductions – Effective Oct. 1, 2025, published Sept. 25, 2025.