By Rose Hoban Lawmakers from a bipartisan committee formed to consider the possibility of Medicaid expansion had a lesson in numbers a week ago when they met for their second meeting. Big numbers, too. Millions and billions of state and federal dollars that could be saved or put to other uses by extending the benefit […]
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Medicaid expansion bill glides through committees in the state House of Representatives
By Rose Hoban Often legislative committee hearings are sleepy affairs, attended by lawmakers, lobbyists and the occasional person interested in the intricacies of government. That was not the case Tuesday on the sixth floor of the legislative office building. The size and excitement of the crowd looked more like someone had a small stash of […]
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Health Care Half Hour: Getting to yes on Medicaid expansion across political divides
In this Health Care Half Hour, NCHN Editor-in-Chief Rose Hoban talks with Casey Cooper, the CEO of Cherokee Indian Hospital; Chris Cooper a professor of Political Science at WCU; and NC State Senator Kevin Corbin (R-Franklin). They discussed the long road of education and advocacy that lead the NC Senate to pass Medicaid expansion and […]
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House speaker adds another Medicaid expansion plan to the mix
By Rose Hoban On Wednesday morning, a group of advocates who’ve been working to persuade the General Assembly to expand the state’s Medicaid program started their day with a prayer service. By the end of the day, they seemed closer to having their prayers answered. After weeks of telling reporters that consideration of closing this […]
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Another NC legislative session finally comes to a close with Medicaid expansion unrealized
By Anne Blythe North Carolina lawmakers were back in Raleigh on Tuesday for Senate and House sessions in which Republican leaders of each chamber used different strategies for conducting the day’s business. Phil Berger, the Republican from Eden who leads the state Senate, used a quick gavel for a so-called “skeletal session,” with the bare […]
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Lots of buzz about NC Senate Republicans and their Medicaid expansion bill
By Rose Hoban and Rachel Crumpler It finally happened. In a move that many health care advocates have been pushing for years, the state Senate introduced a bill on Wednesday that would expand the state’s Medicaid program to some half million-plus low-income North Carolinians. Until this point, Medicaid has been reserved mostly for children from […]
