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shows the front of the legislative building in Raleigh, general assembly, where the state budget gets approved
Posted inMedicaid

Bill to extend health insurance benefits to low-income workers finally gets started

by Rose Hoban September 19, 2019October 28, 2019

By Rose Hoban After years of waiting, advocates for extending health insurance to hundreds of thousands of low-income North Carolinians finally saw a bill cross the starting line at the state legislature. House Bill 655 would allow for people who earn too much to qualify for Medicaid and too little to receive subsidies on the […]

a large group of people standing in front of the state legislative building with signs
Posted inHealth Insurance

For many, Medicaid expansion is personal

by Taylor Knopf February 28, 2019February 28, 2019
shows a young man in a wheelchair with other family members, one is playing a guitar
Posted inMedicaid

Medicaid Pilot Will Help Some, But Not All, NC TBI Patients with Rehab

by Thomas Goldsmith April 26, 2018April 26, 2018
Posted inMental Health

Behavioral Health Plan Still Needs Refining

by Rose Hoban February 28, 2018September 21, 2022
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Posted inMental Health

Lawmakers Agree on Need for Child Services

by Rose Hoban January 31, 2017February 6, 2017
House lawmakers come back for one more budget vote and are likely to wrap up work for the year Friday or Saturday.
Posted inFeatured, Medicaid, Mental Health, Public Health, State Health Policy

State Budget, with Several Mental Health Provisions, Nears Approval as House Gives First OK

by Thomas Goldsmith July 1, 2016April 16, 2021

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