Four weeks after the state changed the way nearly 1.6 million North Carolinians receive Medicaid benefits, some small healthcare businesses say they are still waiting to get paid.
"Now it's four weeks later and many of us haven't been paid a single penny," ACT Therapy Owner and Therapist Rebecca Rowe said. "As of this week, we are in the hole for $9,000."
After years of preparation, North Carolina handed over control of its Medicaid program to five private companies on July 1 as part of a new Medicaid Managed Care approach.
Rowe, whose business helps kids with occupational and speech therapy needs, said the change has left her and other business owners waiting on the reimbursement of dozens of pending claims for services already provided. She said about 25% of her clients are on Medicaid.
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