Gov. McCrory yesterday gave a talk hosted by the Heritage Foundation, and among the topics he addressed was Medicaid expansion. As most of you will recall, North Carolina refused ... Keep Reading
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Young People May Get Sticker Shock from Obamacare Exchanges
As a recent college graduate, the looming implementation of the Affordable Care Act, “ObamaCare”, quite frankly scares me. It is no secret that jobs are hard to come by these days, ... Keep Reading
The Unseen Victims of NC’s CON Laws – Part 2
Part 2 of the Civitas Institute's look at how North Carolina's Certificate of Need Laws is standing in the way of a much-needed assisted living facility in Beaufort County is now ... Keep Reading
Update: Even More Bad News for Obamacare
This just in: Obamacare Forecast: We All Pay More In a recently released report, the Society of Actuaries (SOA) estimates that the average medical-claims cost in the individual ... Keep Reading
Time for a New Management Model in NC Medicaid
This N&O article delves into Gov. McCrory's announcement yesterday on Medicaid reform. Included in the N&O article are quotes from defenders of the status quo, including ... Keep Reading
McCrory Announces Medicaid Reform Plans
Earlier today Gov. Pat McCrory announced his administation's plans to reform North Carolina's Medicaid program. The details of his proposal can be read here. Some highlights ... Keep Reading
McCrory’s Budget Moves to Stabilize Medicaid
Gov. McCrory released his first budget today which covers FY 2013-2014 and 2014-15. One of the major expenditures in the budget is an effort to ensure a sustainable future for ... Keep Reading
Some Explanation on Partnership Exchanges
On November 15th, Governor Perdue announced that North Carolina would pursue a hybrid State-Federal exchange in order to implement Obamacare. While that decision may still be ... Keep Reading
Gov Perdue Decides on State-Federal Health Exchange
Governor Bev Perdue today said it was her intent to form a state-federal partnership to run a health exchange under Obamacare. It was one of three choices, the others being a state ... Keep Reading
Deadline Extended for State Insurance Exchange Decision
One of the issues Governor-elect McCrory addressed in his press conference last week was the (then) Nov. 16 deadline looming for NC to make a decision regarding establishing a ... Keep Reading