Gov. Roy Cooper’s $25.2 billion budget proposal would add nearly $1.3 billion in new spending over last year – an increase of 5.4 percent. Moreover, it would mark a whopping $4.1 ... Keep Reading
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Gov. Cooper calls for the return of big government
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE RALEIGH, N.C. – Today Gov. Roy Cooper laid out his determined budget for our state. Unfortunately, it is clear that by determined he means “big ... Keep Reading
Frequently Asked Questions About Medicaid Expansion
Under the Affordable Care Act, more popularly known as Obamacare, a new welfare program was created in an attempt to close insurance coverage gaps across the nation. It expands ... Keep Reading
Medicaid Expansion “By the Numbers” Infographic
Source Information [i]As of December 2018. Monthly Medicaid Enrollee Chart ... Keep Reading
Alternatives to Medicaid Expansion
Expanding Medicaid would be a disaster for North Carolina But just stopping expansion is not enough, we must offer alternatives There are several other measures NC ... Keep Reading
Cooper determined to sell government expansion and spending in ‘State of the State’
Former President Bill Clinton used his 1996 State of the Union to hail that "the era of big government is over." But he also used many of those addresses to offer up a vast wish ... Keep Reading
Medicaid Expansion: Let the Numbers Tell the Story
Medicaid expansion is all over the news. Learning the ins and outs of government programs that may not impact you or your family members can be a tall and boring task. So let's ... Keep Reading
Public Opinion on Medicaid Expansion
This piece was co-authored by Civitas Elections Policy Fellow Andy Jackson. Polling for Medicaid expansion reveals that people support it in concept, but reject it once they ... Keep Reading
Medicaid Expansion: Learning from History
Medicaid began as state/federal program to help the neediest among us. The Obama Administration sought to cover the uninsured by requiring states to expand Medicaid. The Supreme ... Keep Reading
Your Grandchildren and Great Grandchildren are Paying for Medicaid Expansion
At a presidential campaign stop in Indiana in 1968, Robert Kennedy was asked by a medical student who was going to pay for his healthcare proposal for poor people? Kennedy famously ... Keep Reading
