Medicaid Expansion recently passed in North Carolina, and Governor Cooper signed the bill on March 27, 2023. Medicaid Expansion provides access to affordable health insurance coverage to an estimated 600,000 adult North Carolinians, including many adults who care for children. The expansion of Medicaid will have an important impact on the ...

Over the last several semesters, the NC InCK team has had the opportunity to work with a group of phenomenal interns. Spring 2023 was no exception. From working on a capstone project involving justice-involved youth to developing resource lists for families in NC InCK’s service area, our interns have done ...

Last weekend, several members of the NC InCK team attended and presented at the 2023 Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) Meeting. Greeshma James and Dr. Rushina Cholera presented a poster on “Driving Investment in Pediatric Alternative Payment Models: Lessons from the North Carolina Integrated Care for Kids Model”, which was the ...

The Duke Margolis Center for Health Policy Scholars Program will present a special event focused on leveraging community partnerships and health care coordination systems to better address social determinants of health challenges locally and nationally. This event will feature a discussion between Sarah Allin (NC InCK’s managing director), Vaughn Crawford ...

The ABC Science Collaborative and NC InCK have developed a series of resource guides for North Carolina educators to help meet the health, education, and social needs of students and their families. The resource guides are designed to serve as a quick reference tool for school social workers and others in ...

The September 9, 2022 NC InCK Quarterly Webinar shared highlights in understanding the needs, integrating services, and investing in what matters most for children and families as well as updates on the NC InCK model after launching this year. https://player.vimeo.com/video/751269345?h=9ce7426a24

The April 4, 2022 NC InCK Quarterly Webinar shared highlights in understanding the needs, integrating services, and investing in what matters most for children and families as well as updates on the NC InCK model after launching this year. The NC InCK team reinforced the importance of building on the ...

NC InCK Executive Director Dr. Charlene Wong was recently interviewed by reporter Hayley Fixler for CBS 17 in Raleigh, NC. The story includes a description of NC InCK and how it will streamline care for children who are insured by Medicaid in our five counties. Watch the full story at this ...

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We will provide updates about NC InCK at our next webinar on Monday, April 4th at 12:00 pm. Please plan to join us then via Zoom: https://duke.zoom.us/j/91455662814 or add to your calendar.