Please join NC Medicaid Division of Health Benefits Deputy Secretary Dave Richard, NC Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy Cohen M.D., Assistant Secretary for NC Medicaid Jay Ludlam and other senior leaders for a webinar on the state’s transition to Medicaid Managed Care.   

COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Plan Update

North Carolina’s COVID-19 Vaccination Plan builds on the foundation of the state’s overall goals and
pillars of response to the pandemic: Prevention, Testing, Tracing, Isolation and Quarantine. North
Carolina took early and aggressive action to slow the spread of the virus, built statewide capacity for
testing, PPE supplies and contract tracing, developed hospital surge plans, and promoted aggressive prevention strategies. Check out the full NCDHHS Vaccine Plan 

Dr. Betsey Tilson, NCDHHS Chief Medical Officer and State Health Director, and the NCDHHS team will provide an update and host a Q&A session as a follow-up to the Dec. 15th Vaccination Briefing webinar.  You may also view the slides from the webinar.  

 NC Medicaid issued these updates on 12/8/2020 via: https://medicaid.ncdhhs.gov/blog/2020/12/08/medicaid-managed-care-provider-update 

Key Dates for Transitioning to Medicaid Managed Care  

• March 15, 2021– Open Enrollment begins  
• May 14, 2021– Open Enrollment ends  
• May 15, 2021– Auto Enrollment for beneficiaries who have not selected a health plan  
• May 22, 2021(approximate) – Transition of Care information is sent to each health plan for beneficiaries assigned to that health plan  
• July 1, 2021– Medicaid Managed Care launch  
  

We are pleased to inform you that pediatric and family medicine practices engaged in the Keeping Kids Well Project may be eligible for a grant supporting efforts to improve rates of childhood vaccinations in our state. 

Have you responded to the NC Emergency Response Survey? 

Medicaid Managed Care Fireside Chat Webinar Series 

EVERY FIRST THURSDAY OF THE MONTH FROM 5:30 TO 6:30 P.M. 

Register for Medicaid Managed Care topics 

Hosted by Shannon Dowler, MD, Chief Medical Officer, NC Division of Health Benefits. 

Moderated by Hugh Tilson, Director, NC AHEC Program.