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Read. Follow. Verify.North Carolina Appropriates $656,000 Annually for Neonatal Transport Assistance
Last action · April 3, 2025: Ref to the Com on Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (House action)Sponsors: Vernetta Alston and 15 others
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What This Bill Would Do
North Carolina appropriates a recurring $656,000 for each year of the 2025-2027 to the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina to cover neonatal critical care transportation costs when insurance denies coverage.
Hospitals and families in the UNC Health Care System receive dedicated state funding to absorb ambulance and mileage fees for newborn transports that insurance refuses to pay, beginning July 1, 2025.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
UNC Health Care System
Receives allocated state funds to cover transportation costs for neonatal patients when insurance denies coverage.
Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina
Receives the biennial appropriation and is required to submit an annual report to the General Assembly regarding fund usage and effectiveness.
Neonatal patients
Receive funded critical care transport services between hospitals when insurance payors deny coverage.
Key Facts
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
3 actions- Apr 3, 2025HouseRef to the Com on Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- Apr 3, 2025HousePassed 1st Reading
- Apr 1, 2025HouseIntroducedFiled
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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance45How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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