N.C. Legislature Reaches Tentative Agreement To Adopt ‘Hybrid’ Medicaid Model

North Carolina's House and Senate have tentatively agreed to transition Medicaid away from a fee-for-service model to a "hybrid" model that splits oversight responsibilities between managed care organizations and provider-led entities, which are created by local hospitals or physician groups. Under the tentative agreement, both MCOs and PLEs would play a role in providing coverage, and beneficiaries could choose between them.

• "House, Senate Negotiators Say They Will Pursue 'Hybrid' Medicaid Model" (Binker, "@NCCapitol," WRAL, 8/19).