Lisa Poteat, CEO, The Arc of NC, remarks Dec 10, 2025: Medicaid Press Conference with Gov Josh Stein

Описание: The Arc of North Carolina, because of our advocacy this fall with the General Assembly, NC DHHS, and the Governor’s office, was invited to a press conference on December 10, 2025, at the Executive Mansion, where Gov. Josh Stein announced that he was directing NC DHHS to revert their rate reductions back to the September 30th rates. While this is only a temporary solution (we still have no state budget and only enough Medicaid dollars to get through the spring), this was a HUGE WIN for all of us- providers, advocates, staff, and especially families and self-advocates, who are the most impacted by service interruptions. Our CEO, Lisa Poteat, was an invited guest and she was given two minutes at the very end of the press conference to speak on behalf of the IDD community. It is no small feat that The Arc of NC, under her leadership, was invited to this event to speak for the entire IDD community, and that speaks volumes for the work that we are collectively doing at The Arc. It matters. It is working. Big or small, we have to take wins when we can find them.

Video courtesy of the Office of Governor Josh Stein

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