State Senate budget leaders laid out the case against Medicaid expansion Expanding the state’s Medicaid program would be a band-aid on the larger healthcare access problem and ... Keep Reading
Forest trails Cooper in governor’s race poll – implications for 2020
Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper leads potential Republican challenger Lt. Gov. Dan Forest in June 2019 Civitas Poll Initial poll results provide insights about the starting line ... Keep Reading
Cooper’s infanticide veto: Babies lose, Planned Parenthood wins
When vetoing the Born Alive Infant Survivors Protection Act, Gov. Roy Cooper largely echoed rhetoric from Planned Parenthood regarding the bill. NC Democrats seem irrevocably ... Keep Reading
State budget proposals on the right track; some improvements possible
Both the House and Senate have now released their budget plans There are many similarities, and both plans have strengths and weaknesses A potential Cooper veto could make ... Keep Reading
Cost of expanding Medicaid: more than meets the eye
Expanding the state’s Medicaid program is not “free” to NC taxpayers. In addition to the direct costs of expansion, we must also account for the opportunity cost. Growing ... Keep Reading
No, students would not be covered under Medicaid expansion
Medicaid expansion was the third-highest policy priority for last week’s NCAE teacher strike. Despite misleading rhetoric from the NCAE, no children would be newly eligible for ... Keep Reading
How to close the health insurance coverage gap
Uninsured individuals fall in the health insurance coverage gap if their income is too low to qualify for a subsidy on the federal exchange. Medicaid expansion proponents want ... Keep Reading
North Carolina: pro-life or pro-choice?
The March 2019 Civitas Poll found that half of North Carolinians identify as pro-life, while 40 percent identify as pro-choice A closer look at the details, however, reveals the ... Keep Reading
Medicaid expansion: a budget-sinking ship
In every state with available data, Medicaid expansion has overrun the projected costs. Overruns exist despite a high federal match – something that will likely not last ... Keep Reading
Public Opinion on Medicaid Expansion
This piece was co-authored by Civitas Elections Policy Fellow Andy Jackson. Polling for Medicaid expansion reveals that people support it in concept, but reject it once they ... Keep Reading
