Expanding the state’s Medicaid program is not “free” to NC taxpayers. In addition to the direct costs of expansion, we must also account for the opportunity cost. Growing ... Keep Reading
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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
No, students would not be covered under Medicaid expansion
Medicaid expansion was the third-highest policy priority for last week’s NCAE teacher strike. Despite misleading rhetoric from the NCAE, no children would be newly eligible for ... 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
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
States Need to Stop Falling for the Boondoggle of Medicaid Expansion
By: Jim Anthony and Donald Bryson In every state that has implemented Medicaid expansion, the costs have been substantially above projections. The expansion of Medicaid, a policy ... Keep Reading
Should North Carolina expand Medicaid if entitlements are going bankrupt?
Some of the most prudent arguments against Medicaid expansion are the detriments it will cause to state budgets. Last month I posted comments made by U.S. Rep Gary Palmer (R-AL) ... Keep Reading
Medicaid Expansion Is a Political Loser for NC Conservatives
Several Republicans in our state still have a lot to learn from conservatives. Moderating your principles is something entirely different from compromising on policy solutions. ... Keep Reading
How to close the health insurance coverage gap
Uninsured individuals fall in the health insurance coverage gap if their income is too low to qualify for a subsidy on the federal exchange. Medicaid expansion proponents want ... Keep Reading
Pro-choice opposition to infanticide bill, House Republican’s bad healthcare bill, and the NCAE teacher strike
From life-protecting bills like the Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act to the House Republican's Medicaid expansion bill, the General Assembly has been very active this ... Keep Reading
