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Shows text supporting Medicaid expansion that reads: The Graham County Commissioners strongly give their full support to Representative Kevin Corbin for House Bill 655... The Graham County Board of Commissioners understand that the majority of uninsured inividuals in North Carolina are employed, but do not make enough money to afford health insurance coverage."

Business leaders, conservatives across state warm to Medicaid expansion

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Business leaders, conservatives across state warm to Medicaid expansion - North Carolina Health News

In private, and increasingly in public, some are making their support for House Bill 655, which would allow for Medicaid expansion in North Carolina, in defiance of the state party leaders.

By Rose Hoban Dale Wiggins thinks it’s time. Actually, he thinks it’s past due. Wiggins, a retired businessman, is the head of the Graham County Board of Commissioners, which recently sent a resolution of support for expanding the state’s Medicaid program to legislative leaders and Gov. Roy Cooper. The unanimous resolution, signed by four Republicans […]

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NC Lawmakers Propose Full Foster Care Reform

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NC Lawmakers Propose Full Foster Care Reform - North Carolina Health News

Several senators want to overhaul North Carolina's child welfare system, which received failing grades in two reviews last year.

By Taylor Knopf North Carolina’s foster care system is inadequate at best and a nightmare at its worst. That was the assessment by not just federal regulators last year, but also a private consulting firm which performed a review that found the system severely lacking. Lawmakers hope to change that with the Child/Family Protection and […]

More than 300 people spent their Saturday morning at the breakfast, which featured a panel that included lawmakers, a district attorney, several people with mental health disabilities and psychiatrist.

Annual Mental Health Breakfast Assembles Advocates, Service Providers and Elected Officials

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Annual Mental Health Breakfast Assembles Advocates, Service Providers and Elected Officials - North Carolina Health News

Medicaid expansion and reform is a topic of spirited discussion at the mental health care community’s annual gathering in Chapel Hill. By Taylor Sisk The mental health advocacy community rallied this past weekend in preparation for this year’s General Assembly session. Some 300 people turned out at the William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing […]

Seniors Worry about How Budget, Tax Plans Could Affect Them

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Seniors Worry about How Budget, Tax Plans Could Affect Them - North Carolina Health News

Between the competing tax plans and the budgets being debated in the General Assembly, seniors and their advocates fear cuts and new taxes could adversely affect them. By Rose Hoban As a younger man, David Marshall did everything right in order to be comfortably retired. An engineer, he worked for a big corporation; then the […]