North Carolina Medicaid Delays BH/IDD Tailored Plan Launch By Six Months To December 2022

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) has delayed the launch of its specialized Medicaid Behavioral Health and Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities (BH/IDD) Tailored Plans from July 2, 2022, to December 1, 2022. On July 26, 2021, NCDHHS announced the selection of seven organizations to serve as Behavioral I/DD Tailored Plans.

The updated implementation schedule is intended to address community concerns that the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic contributed to an increased need for behavioral health and intellectual/developmental disabilities services, which has placed added pressures at the state, Local Management Entity/Managed Care Organization . . .