One of the many arguments against Medicaid expansion in North Carolina is the highly questionable reliance on the federal government funding 90 percent of the costs of expansion ... Keep Reading
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Why the federal debt matters in the Medicaid expansion debate
The recent death of Ross Perot should remind us of his commitment to addressing the national debt. While he had a somewhat zany and unconventional campaign, Perot made the federal ... Keep Reading
Carolina Cares 2.0: Medicaid expansion by another name is still Medicaid expansion
Each Republican-proposed Medicaid expansion – no matter the name – shares every major defining characteristic of the Democrat-proposed expansion plans. Work requirements, one of ... Keep Reading
Newspaper: NC Republicans show gains; Mueller Report fatigue
The cover story for the May-June issue of the newspaper delves into the latest Civitas polls, which reveals a slight uptick for NC Republicans and fatigue over the Mueller ... Keep Reading
Debunking Those Medicaid Jobs Claims (Again)
Progressives at NC Policy Watch and WRAL.com are touting the release of a study that claims Medicaid expansion in North Carolina would "create" more than 37,000 jobs in the next ... Keep Reading
Gov. Roy Cooper’s budget dissonance
A previous version of this press release referenced an older version of Senate Bill 361, which has since been modified and now excludes expansion of innovation waivers. Please ... Keep Reading
The Case Against Medicaid Expansion
State Senate budget leaders laid out the case against Medicaid expansion Expanding the state’s Medicaid program would be a band-aid on the larger healthcare access problem and ... Keep Reading
A memorial day for those who died from lack of government healthcare?
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
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
