Provider Update: NC Medicaid COVID-19

“Provider Update” is a regular communication to Medicaid and NC Health Choice providers to share statewide COVID-19 announcements and information. Please look for future updates to arrive through NCTracks.

NEW RESOURCE: Partner COVID-19 Testing Toolkit (English and Spanish) guides community partners (e.g., schools, churches) through the steps to host a testing event, what resources are available and how to work with a medical partner. Read more about the Partner COVID Testing Toolkit here. 

Press Releases

• NCDHHS Adds Testing Turnaround Times to COVID-19 Dashboard (8/26/20)
• Governor Cooper Announces $175 Million to Assist with Rental, Utility Payments for North Carolinians (8/25/20)
• New NCDHHS Toolkit to Help Community Organizations Host COVID-19 Testing Events (8/25/20)
• NCDHHS Announces COVID-19 Support Services Program for Individuals in Isolation or Quarantine (8/25/20)
• NCDHHS Launches “¡Recuerda las 3Ms!” Campaign to Increase Awareness of Preventative Measures to Slow the Spread of COVID-19 (Spanish) (8/24/20)
• NCDHHS Announces Upcoming No-Cost COVID-19 Community Testing Event (8/24/20)

Guidance 

• Jail Health Tool Kit in the Correctional Facilities Guidance (new)
• K-12 guidance docs in Spanish for FAQs: “What are We Learning about Children and COVID-19” and “What to Expect When Schools Reopen” (updated)

Reports

• Ongoing Outbreaks report and School Clusters report (updated)
• Risk Factors and COVID-19 report (updated)
• COVID-19 Patients Presumed to be Recovered Report (updated)

Resources

• Social media images for child care hotline (updated)
• Contact tracing numbers (updated)
• COVID-19 Support Services Fact Sheet (updated)
• Community testing events (updated)