Guilford chipping away at backlog of Medicaid cases
By Kelly Poe, News & Record, Greensboro, N.C. | |
McClatchy-Tribune Information Services |
With 1,556 overdue cases,
Most of
The county continues to see cases trickle in, said
Still, the backlog continues to go down. By Friday afternoon, 1,157 cases in
The state has asked counties to clear their backlogs by
Webb said she fully expects
Meeting that deadline will make things much easier in November, the deadline for having all cases entered into NC FAST, the state's new case-management system.
Part of the delay: Many cases are sitting in the previous computer system.
"Technically, we are working out of two systems," Webb said. "It can present challenges, especially with regards to getting staff accustomed to working with the NC FAST system."
The state will send in workers this week to give
Counties again will see a large influx of applications in October when the HealthCare.gov marketplace opens for the next round of enrollment.
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