RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- North Carolina Democratic Gov. Josh Stein has canceled Medicaid reimbursement rate reductions he initiated two months ago; a move aimed at protecting short-term access to care for vulnerable patients amid a funding dispute with legislators.

Stein and state Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Dev Sangvai announced Wednesday that reimbursement rates for doctors, hospitals, and other Medicaid providers, which had been cut by 3% to 10% starting Oct. 1, would be restored.

"We face the prospect of further destabilizing our health care system with devastating financial strain on providers," Sangvai said Wednesday. "I want to be clear about what's at stake if Medicaid isn't fully funded, services could be eliminated. Providers could be left waiting for payments t

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