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New Data Show the Healthy Opportunities Pilots (HOP) Program, which Shut Down Last Summer, Saved North Carolina Residents with Medicaid More Money Than Previously Estimated.
Healthy Opportunities Pilots Lead to Healthier Outcomes and Reduce NC Medicaid Costs
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A Closer Look at North Carolina’s Implementation of the 2025 Reconciliation Law Medicaid Provisions and Other Changes Amid Medicaid Budget Shortfalls
After a Pioneering Program was Spiked, NC Organizations Build a New Path Forward
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"The Root of Good Health" - HOP Documentary
NCDHHS Selects NC ROOTS Hub Leads to Strengthen Rural Health Care Across North Carolina
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What Piqued Readers’ Interest in 2025? Six Stories of Reckonings in NC’s Health Care System
What Piqued Readers’ Interest in 2025? Six Stories of Reckonings in NC’s Health Care System
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North Carolina Awarded $213 Million for Rural Health Transformation Program
Support for Community-Based Organizations New to Medicaid
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Policy Strategies for State Medicaid Agencies to Advance Community Health and Well-Being
NC Pitches $1 Billion Plan to Overhaul Rural Health System
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More Quinoa, Please!

A few months ago, Jean was hospitalized with a medical emergency that nearly claimed her life. As she was being discharged, her care manager recognized that she needed more nutritional support to regain her health and stay out of the hospital. Because Jean was a Medicaid Managed Care member, she was able to enroll her in the HOP.

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Thinking Outside the Box

Sometimes you have to think outside the box to ensure what’s inside is useful. That’s what Cody realized when he processed a HOP referral for a woman living in a tent in Transylvania County.

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