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Local Management Entities (LMEs) consolidating in North Carolina

Written by Practice Support Team | Nov 2, 2023 12:30:00 PM

On November 1, North Carolina Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Kody Kinsey, released a directive that Local Management Entities / Managed Care Organizations (LME-MCOs) are consolidating from 6 to 4 entities (Partners Health Management, Alliance Health, Vaya Health, Trillium Health Resources).

The catchment areas of Sandhills Center, Eastpointe, and Trillium Health Resources will be combined except for the counties of Davidson, Harnett, and Rockingham. Davidson county will align with Partners Health Management; Harnett County will align with Alliance Health; and Rockingham County will align with Vaya Health.

Map of LME-MCO catchment areas PRIOR to announced consolidation for reference: 

(source: https://www.ncdhhs.gov/lme-mco-maps-actual-2-1-22)