83 Percent of NC doctors are at full capacity or already overextended 79 NC counties are designated as “primary health professional shortage areas” Medicaid expansion would ... Keep Reading
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Medicaid: A playground for scammers and fraud
10 percent of Medicaid payments are lost to fraud or incompetence Medicaid expansion will likely exacerbate fraud in the program Taxpayers should be leery of ... Keep Reading
Why the NC Justice Center’s budget demands are so dangerous
The NC Justice Center recently declared that the N.C. House budget proposal “falls short of N.C.’s needs” But no amount of spending will ever satisfy the Justice Center Their ... Keep Reading
A state Earned Income Tax Credit: The idea that won’t die
Since its elimination at the end of 2013, North Carolina progressives have endlessly advocated to bring back a state version of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). North ... Keep Reading
The House Education Budget: What you should know
Comprising almost 40 percent of North Carolina’s $23.9 billion-dollar state budget, K-12 education is the single biggest item in the state budget. Educating young people is a ... Keep Reading
Facing the opioid crisis: Medicaid expansion won’t save us
By Chris West, Civitas Communications Fellow Many assume that the opioid crisis is either caused by or solved through government intervention into the healthcare market ... Keep Reading
Housing for teachers; why it’s a bad idea.
Two school districts want to provide affordable housing for teachers and other government employees. A review of housing and salary data, reveals teachers can afford housing in ... Keep Reading
In spite of declining enrollment, staff at NC public schools is up
Enrollment changes generally foretell changes in public school staffing levels. Since 2015, enrollment in North Carolina public schools is down nearly 12,000 students ... Keep Reading
The myth of uncompensated care savings in Medicaid expansion
63 percent of potential newly eligibles under Medicaid expansion in NC already have private insurance Shifting people from private insurance to Medicaid drives up insurance ... Keep Reading
States Need to Stop Falling for the Boondoggle of Medicaid Expansion
By: Jim Anthony and Donald Bryson In every state that has implemented Medicaid expansion, the costs have been substantially above projections. The expansion of Medicaid, a policy ... Keep Reading
