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Tag: Obamacare

shows a man in a suit sitting at a desk signing a paper that strengthens Medicaid, in the background, a woman in a mask to prevent COVID transmission stands, watching.
Posted inMedicaid

The federal pandemic relief bill contains a big carrot to expand Medicaid. Will North Carolina bite?

by Rose Hoban March 18, 2021March 17, 2021

By Rose Hoban For the third year in a row, leaders from rural parts of North Carolina came out to say that they believe the state should move to close the health care coverage gap that’s only widened since the start of the pandemic. In a statement released on March 4, the five rural members […]

shows basketball players from Duke and UNC on a court
Posted inMedicaid

Duke-UNC basketball rivalry has lessons for Medicaid transformation

by Anne Blythe February 12, 2020February 11, 2020
We see the back of a man's head and the two women talking to him. The clinic cares for patients in the uninsured gap and racial disparities in access to care.
Posted inHealth Inequities

North Carolina lags in shrinking inequalities in access to care

by Yen Duong February 7, 2020February 6, 2020
A calculator that says "health"instead of any numbers as an illustration for short-term health insurance plans.
Posted inHealth Insurance

NC regulators see a rise in complaints about short-term health insurance

by Liora Engel-Smith January 30, 2020January 29, 2020
shows white fireworks against a dark sky. 2019, 2020
Posted inPublic Health

NC health trends and policies to watch for in 2020

by Editor January 3, 2020April 12, 2021
The ACA market place does not have short-term insurance plans
Posted inHealth Insurance

Short-term health plan rule change creates a ‘wild west’ of skimpy coverage

by Liora Engel-Smith December 13, 2019November 21, 2022

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