North Carolina Finally Approves Medicaid Expansion After Years of Opposition

The North Carolina General Assembly passed a bill to expand Medicaid eligibility to include nearly all adults who make less than 133 percent of the federal poverty level, making North Carolina the 40th state to adopt Medicaid expansions provided through the Affordable Care Act. Gov. Roy Cooper has already stated he will sign the bill once it reaches his desk. The provisions of the bill will go into effect at the start of 2024, and county social services departments can begin accepting applications from eligible individuals beginning as soon as December of this year.