<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[FUTURE FORWARD IMPACT, LLC]]></title><description><![CDATA[Future Forward ]]></description><link>https://www.futureforwardimpact.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 21:46:43 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.futureforwardimpact.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[North Carolina, Medicaid, and the Cost of Putting Politics Before People]]></title><description><![CDATA[North Carolina has never had a simple relationship with Medicaid. From fee-for-service to the transformation of Medicaid Managed Care. Behavioral health plans. Foster care health plans. Merged health plans. A decade-long delay of Medicaid expansion. A budget impasse almost every single year over the state funding required just to keep the program running. With that history as the backdrop, it is no wonder that beneficiaries struggle to understand what they are actually entitled to. The system...]]></description><link>https://www.futureforwardimpact.com/post/north-carolina-medicaid-and-the-cost-of-putting-politics-before-people-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a0290ae879a37d58d95f9f1</guid><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 02:30:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6e26df_8d5c46a27c1342f2b7ff30fb73cc2575~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kristin Wing</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>