Expert guides about medicaid in North Carolina from Brevy Care.
A North Carolina personal care contract lets a parent pay the family member who cares for them without NC Medicaid treating that pay as a gift, if the contract meets the state's conditions.
North Carolina Medicaid recertification comes at least once a year, and ignoring the renewal packet can end your coverage even when you still qualify.
If your North Carolina Medicaid was denied, cut, or terminated, you have the right to appeal and request a fair hearing, and you can often keep your benefits while the appeal is pending.
North Carolina's Medicaid program pays for care at home through the Community Alternatives Program for Disabled Adults, or CAP/DA.
North Carolina's Medicaid Personal Needs Allowance is $70 a month in 2026, the personal spending money a nursing home resident keeps after most of their income goes toward the cost of care.
North Carolina Medicaid helps pay for nursing home care for residents with an approved FL-2 medical form who also meet the state's financial limits.
For long-term care Medicaid in North Carolina in 2026, the core financial tests are a $2,000 asset limit and an income test.
When one spouse enters a nursing facility and applies for North Carolina Medicaid, federal spousal impoverishment rules protect the at-home spouse from being left with nothing.
North Carolina's Medicare Savings Programs (MSPs) pay the Medicare Part B premium for income-eligible residents.
North Carolina Medicaid estate recovery reaches only the probate estate, and only for recipients who were 55 or older when they got the services its statute lists, or permanently institutionalized.
North Carolina Medicaid applications, including nursing-home applications families file for a parent, go in online through ePASS, by phone, or through your local social services office.
In 2026, the North Carolina Medicaid monthly income limit is about $1,835 for one adult under 65.