Source: Thomas Goldsmith, NORTH CAROLINA HEALTH NEWS, 4/28/22


Among many potential benefits to older North Carolinians, long-term care industry representatives and state officials have different takes about the possibilities of a single additional 8 ounces of milk for assisted living residents. Specifically, the industry would like to know, who’s going to pay for it? To be sure, no one has directly opposed the concept of supplying an extra glass of milk to people who live in assisted living centers with help from Medicaid. The proposal is part of the ongoing revamp of state regs, so what’s holding it up? 

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