Gov. Josh Stein has imposed an Oct. 1 deadline to begin Medicaid cuts, a date Republican leaders have called "arbitrary." (Courtesy of Governor's Office)

The General Assembly can’t come to an agreement on legislation to fund the state’s $319 million Medicaid rebase shortfall, which covers the gap between projected and actual expenses. This rebase includes costs incurred because of medical inflation, federal changes, or patients’ increased use of services. 

With no deal in sight to cover the gap, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services said it planned to begin instituting reimbursement rate cuts on Wednesday. […]

Johanna F. Still is a health care reporter for The Assembly. She previously worked for the Greater Wilmington Business Journal, where she reported on economic development. She is also a photographer, and was the assistant editor of Port City Daily.