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NASW-NC Member Hope Rife interviewed about living will vs. health care power of attorney - See more at: http://www.naswnc.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=153#sthash.9u64iSfM.dpuf

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Updates for Members
Wednesday, November 15, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) Increase in Medicaid Rates for Behavioral Health Providers Announced by NCHDHHS » Behavioral Health Reimbursement Rates Increased for the First Time in a Decade...
Thursday, November 9, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) 2024 NASW-NC Board of Directors Applications Now Open » NASW-NC seeks engaged and passionate North Carolina members of NASW to serve on the Board of Directors! Volun...
Monday, November 6, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) Medicaid Expansion Update: Up to 300,000 People Receiving Notifications of Full Medicaid Benefits » RALEIGH — Today the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services began contacting up to 300,000 people...
Thursday, November 2, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) NC Medicaid: Info for Medicaid Providers Serving Children, Youth Receiving Child Welfare Services » A Message from NCTracks on Behalf of NC Medicaid The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services...
Wednesday, October 11, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) Legal Aid of North Carolina: Become a Fair Housing Tester » The Fair Housing Project, a project of Legal Aid of North Carolina, is recruiting new testers. ...
Thursday, October 5, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) NC Medicaid Innovations Waiver Dashboard » NC DHHS has created an Innovations Waiver Waitlist dashboard . The dashboard represents individuals on the Innovati...
Thursday, October 5, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) NCDHHS Launches Medicaid Expansion Website, Toolkit for Coverage » Beginning December 1, 2023, more North Carolinians will be able to get health coverage through NC Medicaid. This will...
Thursday, October 5, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) NCDHHS Receives $14.8 Million Grant to Strengthen Behavioral Health System for Children and Families » RALEIGH — The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has received a four-year grant totaling $14.8 mi...
Thursday, September 28, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) Department of Justice Webinar Series: Protecting the Next Generation of North Carolinians » The North Carolina Department of Justice and Attorney General Josh Stein are working hard to keep...
Monday, September 25, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) NC Medicaid Expansion Will Launch on December 1, 2023! » RALEIGH: Governor Roy Cooper and NC Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kody H. Kinsley announced today t...
Friday, September 22, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) Take Action: Redistricting Meetings Scheduled Around NC » Redistricting Information and Upcoming Meetings On April 28, 2023, The North Carolina Supreme Court overturned its o...
Monday, September 18, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) Annual NCDHHS Assistive Technology Expo Set for Oct. 5 » RALEIGH —The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services will host its Annual...
Friday, September 15, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) NASW-NC Member Co-Authors North Carolina Medical Journal Commentary about Youth Mental Health » NASW-NC Board member Dr. Natasha Scott, EdD, MSW co-authored an invited commentary in the North Carolina Medica...
Friday, September 15, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) Health Officials Encourage North Carolinians to Get Fall COVID-19 Vaccine and Flu Shot » RALEIGH — Everyone 6-months and older should get the fall COVID-19 vaccine with their flu shot. Because the COVID-19 virus...
Thursday, September 7, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) NCDHHS Telehealth Policy Evaluation Brief » The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) is pleased to share a policy evaluation brief, Tele...
Thursday, September 7, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) LME-MCO Behavioral Health Dashboard » From the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services: Improving behavioral health is a top pri...
Thursday, August 31, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) NC Medicaid Special Community Partners Webinar on ePASS » From NC Medicaid: Join us Tuesday, Sept. 12, from 10:30a.m. to noon OR Tuesday, Sept. 19, from 5 to 6:30p.m. ,...
Tuesday, August 29, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) Public Comment: North Carolina Medicaid Section 1115 Demonstration Renewal Posted » North Carolina will be requesting the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services renew the NC Medicaid Section 1115 Dem...
Monday, August 28, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) Due to Budget Delay, Medicaid Expansion Will Not Launch on Oct. 1 » RALEIGH —Medicaid expansion will no longer launch Oct. 1 as the North Carolina General Assembly failed to take needed acti...
Friday, August 18, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) NASW-NC Strongly Opposes New "Slate of Hate" Laws » On July 5, 2023, Governor Cooper vetoed the harmful “Slate of Hate” anti-LGBTQ bills and on August 16, 2023,...
Monday, August 14, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) State Funds Health Information Exchange Reminder » From NCDHHS NC Medicaid, August 8, 2023: All providers who have not yet connected are encouraged to sign a Part...
Monday, August 14, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) Medicaid Expansion External Partners Mind Map Questionnaire » NC DHHS is creating an External Partner Mind Map for the purpose of understanding the existing community organizations (an...
Monday, August 7, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) NCDHHS Partners With the North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities to Host Town Hall » MEDIA ADVISORY NCDHHS Partners With the North Carolina...
Wednesday, July 26, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) State Takes Action To Start Medicaid Expansion Oct. 1 » State Takes Action To Start Medicaid Expansion Oct. 1...
Wednesday, July 19, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) NCDHHS ADA's 33rd Anniversary Event July 20 » ICYMI: Celebrating the ADA's 33rd Anniversary Through a Focus on Assistive Technology FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE...
Tuesday, July 11, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) NC Medicaid: Tailored Plans Delayed Again » Launch of Behavioral Health and Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities Tailored Plans Delayed...
Monday, July 10, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) NASW Mourns Loss of Past President Mildred “Mit” Joyner » WASHINGTON, DC – The National Association of Social Workers is devastated by the passing of Mildred "Mit" Joyner, DPS...
Thursday, July 6, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) NCDHHS Upcoming Changes to Food and Nutrition Programs » NCDHHS Upcoming Changes to Food and Nutrition Programs...
Tuesday, July 4, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) NC Medicaid: Temporary COVID-19 Rate Increases Ending June 30, Interim Increases Added July 1 » Consistent with the end of the federal COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, NC Medicaid is ending all* temporary COVID-19 rat...
Wednesday, June 14, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) NCDHHS Seeking Aging Stakeholder Workgroup Members » Sent on behalf of Joyce Massey-Smith, Director, NCDHHS Division of Aging and Adult Services By now many of yo...
Wednesday, June 14, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) NC Medicaid Provider Re-Verifications » Your Update from NCTracks...
Monday, June 12, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) Biden issues Executive Order on Advancing Economic Security for Military and Veteran Spouses » On June 9, 2023, President Biden signed an Executive Order focused on advancing economic security for military and veteran...
Friday, June 9, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) North Carolina Mental Health Provider Loan Repayment Deadline Approaching » From North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services: North Carolina’s State Loan Repayment Program (...
Thursday, June 8, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) New Resources for Medicaid Unwinding » In addition to the " Planning for Medicaid Unwinding in 2023 " resources NASW published in December 2023 and the " Public...
Wednesday, June 7, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) Governor Cooper Proclaims June as LGBTQ+ Pride Month » RALEIGH: Governor Roy Cooper has proclaimed June as LGBTQ+ Pride Month to honor the state’s LGBTQ+ community, th...
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