One of the big phenomenons in our culture today is that everything is being politicized. About five years ago I wrote about how death has even become politicized. This is largely ... Keep Reading
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NC doctors lack capacity to accommodate Medicaid expansion
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
Roy Cooper continues to mislead on Medicaid expansion
Gov. Roy Cooper held a roundtable discussion about Medicaid expansion yesterday in Raleigh, and afterwords had a few comments for the media. When asked about the price tag for ... Keep Reading
“Large movements in CON laws” coming this session?
In a press conference at the legislature yesterday, Sen. Ralph Hise declared "I predict there will be large movements in CON laws in this session." Joined by several Republican ... 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
Medicaid expansion: Hurting the needy. Harming the economy.
Sources i. Obama speech, Georgetown University, May 12, 2015. https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/may/12/obama-sees-link-problems-poor-middle-class/ ii. 2,082,054 ... Keep Reading
No, healthcare capacity will not increase to meet rising demand due to Medicaid expansion
Medicaid expansion advocates claim the state’s healthcare industry will expand in response to greater demand from expansion Evidence from other states tells us otherwise ... Keep Reading
Proposed free-market healthcare reforms a step in the right direction
This week, state Senators Joyce Krawiec (R-Forsyth), Dan Bishop (R-Mecklenburg), and Ralph Hise (R-Mitchell) filed Senate Bill 361, the Health Care Expansion Act of 2019. By ... Keep Reading
Alabama congressman says ‘trap’ of Medicaid expansion will ‘swamp the state’
Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Al) warned state lawmakers in Alabama that Medicaid expansion "will eventually swamp the state." He made the comments on March 25 on Birmingham’s “Matt & ... Keep Reading
Could rise in telemedicine help alleviate rural medical deserts?
New research published in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association offers up some unsurprising data that states that telemedicine is not only on the rise but ... Keep Reading
