ABSTRACT
North Carolina has made progress toward improving the health of its citizens, yet much more needs to be done. Now is the right time for the state to transform its Medicaid and North Carolina Health Choice programs into a managed care delivery system that gives providers more flexibility to deliver care that focuses on the whole person and benefits people's lives beyond the medical setting. The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is focused on maximizing opportunities and managing challenges, and the department understands that collaboration of health care professionals and other stakeholders is essential to achieve the right results for North Carolinians.
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Health Care Reform , Medicaid/organization & administration , Patient-Centered Care , Quality Improvement , Humans , North Carolina , United StatesABSTRACT
North Carolina policymakers had initially planned for North Carolina to run its own health insurance marketplaces, but they have since decided to leave the operation of the marketplaces to the federal government alone. This article explores what it will mean for North Carolina to have federally facilitated marketplaces.