With Congressional Republicans rolling out their plan to "replace" Obamacare, the usual fear-mongering will emerge from the Left. "Make America Sick Again" is their rally cry, ... Keep Reading
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Long-Term Care for Growing Senior Population Putting Major Financial Strain on Medicaid Programs
This N&O article takes a closer look at the financial challenges presented by the swelling ranks of senior citizens and the rising costs of long-term care. This issue is a key ... Keep Reading
Bad Bill of the Week: Another Health Insurance Mandate to Drive up Premiums
North Carolina has a hidden tax, and it’s probably the most expensive one you’ve never heard of: It’s called health insurance mandates. Health insurance mandates are laws that ... Keep Reading
Bad Bill of the Week: Expansion of Government Control (Healthcare Edition)
Politics is about control. The more areas of society that are politicized, the more control the political class lords over its citizens. Everything from education, to healthcare, ... 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
NC Insurance Commissioner Blasts Obamacare
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin, a Democrat, criticized Obamacare and the highly negative effects it has had on North Carolina's health insurance market in a ... Keep Reading
CON Exemption for Bellhaven Hospital Moves to House: Why Is This Necessary?
A bill that would exempt "legacy" medical care facilities from acquiring a Certificate of Need to operate has cleared the Senate and is heading to the House. An amendment to ... Keep Reading
Cut This, Go Home: Certificate of Need Laws
In the series “Cut This, Go Home,” several items that should have been eliminated from the budget were highlighted to facilitate the budget’s passage and to enable legislators to ... Keep Reading
Ohio Medicaid Expansion Costs Skyrocket 60% Above Projections
As Gov. McCrory continues to leave the door open to possible Medicaid expansion - albeit thru a "North Carolina plan", not a "Washington plan" - state leaders can learn from the ... Keep Reading
Senate Budget Plan Would Repeal CON Laws
Among several differences between the House and Senate budget proposals is the Senate's inclusion of an elimination of North Carolina's Certificate of Need (CON) laws. Matt Caulder ... Keep Reading
