Update On North Carolina’s Children & Families Specialty Plan

On January 16, 2024, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) published this update on the state's children and families specialty plan. The Children and Families Specialty Plan is a first-of-its-kind statewide health plan that ensures access to comprehensive physical and behavioral health services for Medicaid-enrolled children, youth, and families served by the child welfare system. The plan will cover an array of Medicaid-covered physical and behavioral health benefits regardless of the geographic location or situation the beneficiary is experiencing. This includes all services provided by the Standard Plan in addition . . .