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DSS gives Medicaid 'deep dive'; county reports about 6,000 residents enrolled under expansion
Summary
DSS staff briefed commissioners on Medicaid programs and eligibility, explained recent policy changes including North Carolina’s Medicaid expansion (effective Dec. 1, 2023), and said roughly 6,000 Burke County residents are enrolled under expansion; the board accepted the report 5‑0
Corey Usher Wellman, director of Burke County Department of Social Services, introduced a monthly operational report that included a detailed presentation on Medicaid eligibility, programs and recent statewide changes.
Amanda Grady, assistant director overseeing economic services, and Tammy (program manager for Medicaid) walked the board through Medicaid’s history and structure, mandatory and optional benefits, and the major policy changes that have shaped eligibility in recent years. Tammy told commissioners that North Carolina’s…
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