Gov. Perdue is calling for a back-up budget plan to be drafted in case federal Medicaid dollars don't materialize. Congress could blow a $500 million hole in the $18.9 billion ... Keep Reading
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State Health Care Funds Drained by New Federal Health Care Law
According to a Kaiser Health News report: “The new health care law could shift billions of dollars from cash-strapped states to the federal government by changing the way ... Keep Reading
Safest Bet Ever
In this article, economist Don Boudreaux reminds us of the federal government's past cost estimates for health care "reform" efforts, and issues a challenge to current bureaucrats ... Keep Reading
President’s New Health Care Plan Creates Poor Starting Point for Bipartisanship
The Health Care Summit kicks off tomorrow and President Obama already unveiled his new health care proposal earlier this week. The Summit is meant to be bipartisan meeting between ... Keep Reading
North Carolina’s Medicaid Program Sinking the State’s Budget
North Carolina’s Medicaid system is in a deep financial hole, a story that is gaining wide coverage (see recent article in Business Week). The state is over budget on Medicaid by ... Keep Reading
Medicaid Expansion – Still Not the Answer
This morning the NC Joint Legislative Healthcare Oversight Committee met to discuss the progress of health care initiatives in the state as well as future funding for new and ... Keep Reading
We don’t live in Nebraska, so what’s in it for us?
Why has the U.S. government agreed to cover the entire cost of Medicaid expansion in Nebraska, while the rest of the country receives assistance for a mere 3 years? That is the ... Keep Reading
Senate, tread lightly – as states reach their maximum healthcare cost capacity
A recent push by Senate Democrats in support of the government reform effort is to step away from the public option as proposed and put more emphasis on expanding programs like ... Keep Reading
More Money, Please!
Governor Bev Perdue is making a trip to Washington, DC today to petition for more federal funds for North Carolina. Instead of working to find better ways to cut spending, target ... Keep Reading
Short-changed on Medicaid Spending Projections
WRAL reports Medicaid spending in North Carolina is $150 million over budget in the first quarter of this fiscal year. The reason for this, the Governor claims, is that over ... Keep Reading
