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Hometown Debate focuses on combating rising health care costs
RALEIGH — Partisanship often dominates contemporary political dialogue, but it’s possible for Republicans and Democrats to find at least some common ground.
Disabled adults struggle to get medical care
RALEIGH — It’s just a matter of time before Matt Potter is on his own.
He knows that eventually he will have to rely on staff — to lift him, to change him, to prepare his meals — but that, all too often, the staff just might not be there.
Experts discuss implications of Medicaid expansion in N.C.
RALEIGH — Expanding Medicaid in North Carolina would reverberate throughout the state in disparate yet significant ways, affecting rural communities, people without jobs, as well as the uninsured and insured alike.
Dollars and debt: How long can Medicaid expansion last?
RALEIGH — To bear the burden of expanding Medicaid, states rely on Uncle Sam to pick up 90% of the costs. So far, the federal government hasn’t failed. But how sustainable is the Medicaid program, really?
House committee passes GOP version of Medicaid expansion
North Carolinians falling into health care coverage gap
Veto override may put Medicaid expansion back in play
RALEIGH — The budget passed the N.C. House in a controversial veto override, but the debate over Medicaid expansion is far from over.
House overrides budget veto in a surprise morning vote
RALEIGH — It’s a classic “he said, he said.”
While a majority of the Democratic caucus was absent, Speaker of the House Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, on the morning of Wednesday, Sept. 11 called for a vote to override the governor’s budget veto.
Arkansas’ Republican option: A harder Medicaid pill to swallow
RALEIGH — The U.S. Supreme Court in 2012 made it optional for states to expand Medicaid, and several immediately signed on. A few resisted, including North Carolina, and have yet to pass an expansion bill. Still others opted for a more Republican-friendly expansion, encouraging competition among health insurers and personal responsibility among enrollees.
N.C. lawmakers introduce four new mini-budgets
RALEIGH — The General Assembly is continuing its push to pass mini-budgets as the stalemate over Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of the General Fund budget continues into another month.