State Policy · NC
North Carolina Restores Perinatal Quality Collaborative After Medicaid Funding Dispute
North Carolina has restored funding for the Perinatal Quality Collaborative of North Carolina, enabling dozens of hospitals statewide to participate in maternal and newborn care research beginning next year. The collaborative lost funding in October 2025 due to a Medicaid funding dispute, delaying planned research projects that were originally scheduled to launch in 2025. The restoration allows the state's hospitals to resume quality improvement work targeting maternal and perinatal outcomes. This matters for North Carolina providers and state Medicaid officials managing maternal health initiatives under heightened federal scrutiny of maternal outcomes.
Why it mattersThe funding restoration enables North Carolina hospitals to participate in quality improvement research targeting maternal and perinatal outcomes, directly affecting how providers deliver Medicaid-covered maternity care and report quality metrics under state oversight.