NCJC Challenges NCGA to Act as Medicaid Cuts Take Effect Oct. 1

(Raleigh, NC—October 1, 2025) The North Carolina General Assembly (NCGA) adjourned last week without fully funding the Medicaid program, triggering unnecessary and destabilizing cuts to provider reimbursements (by up to 10 percent) effective October 1. These cuts will lead to fewer providers participating in the program, longer wait times, and negative impacts on continuity of care for North Carolinians who rely on NC Medicaid for health care coverage.

To reverse these harmful cuts, the NC Justice Center calls on the NC House and NC Senate to return to Raleigh immediately to pass a single bill that fully funds the NC Medicaid program. 

The Medicaid program is a lifeline for over three million North Carolinians, including: 

  • over 1.2 million children
  • people with disabilities 
  • seniors
  • the 680,000 neighbors who gained life-saving health coverage after the NCGA expanded Medicaid in a bipartisan fashion in 2023.  

North Carolina Medicaid keeps our families and communities strong and healthy—and funding it should be a priority. The NC Justice Center will not accept this vital healthcare program being jeopardized and weakened due to political games played by the NC House and the NC Senate. 

Rural residents throughout the state, who already grapple with provider shortages and hospital closures, will also suffer from cuts that restrict access to the care they need. 

Uplifting the voices of community members who spoke out on Sept. 22, the NC Justice Center and coalition partners urge state lawmakers to allocate full funding for the Medicaid program—and to stop harmful provider rate cuts that will lead to fewer provider options and create more barriers to accessing specialty care and behavioral health care. 

Providers and patients are already being impacted. The NC House and NC Senate must return to Raleigh now to protect the NC Medicaid program! If we love NC, let’s Fund NC!

About the NC Justice Center
The NC Justice Center is the state’s leading voice for economic and social justice. Through legal services, advocacy, research, and grassroots organizing, the Justice Center works to eliminate poverty in North Carolina by ensuring every household has access to the resources, services, and fair treatment needed to achieve economic security. Learn more at www.ncjustice.org.   

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: Rebecca Cerese, Senior Health Policy Advocate, rebecca@ncjustice.org, (919) 861-2213