On Friday, the Wilmington Star published an editorial listing the "Top 12 Reasons Why N.C. Should Expand Medicaid," from their perspective. All twelve miss the mark, and per ... 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
Restoring health care benefits for retirees; it’s time for some answers
NCAE and other employee unions have tried to stir up support for reinstating retiree health benefits for teachers and state employees. Legislation removed the benefit in 2017. ... 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
George Will on NC Doctor’s Challenge to CON Law
Columnist George Will highlights a North Carolina doctor's fight against its absurd certificate of need (CON) laws in his latest column: Born in India, Gajendra Singh is an ... Keep Reading
Bad Bill Watch: HB 916 Is a $101 Billion Healthcare Quagmire
UPDATE: House Bill 916 was pulled from the Committee hearing, at the request of the bill sponsor. Today the North Carolina House Committee on the Rules, Calendar, and Operations ... Keep Reading
Update to Telemedicine Bill
Last week, we blogged about a bill that would introduce regulations on North Carolina's thriving telemedicine industry. In the last few days, however, that bill was replaced ... Keep Reading
Coverage Does Not Equal Access to Care: More Evidence
One question that advocates of Medicaid expansion will never answer is: who will the newly-enrolled Medicaid patients see when they are sick? I recently wrote about the harsh ... Keep Reading
A Health Care ‘Right’?
If an opinion poll asks Americans if health care is a right, a good chunk of people will say it is. And government defends our rights, correct? A lot of people will nod and ... Keep Reading
United Joins the Obamacare Exchange Mass Exodus
Last month marked the sixth anniversary of the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare. With its passage came a promise that millions of Americans would ... Keep Reading
