Kansas’ decision to move forward with Medicaid expansion has placed more pressure on North Carolina to follow suit. Jordan Roberts, John Locke Foundation health care policy analyst, assesses the potential impact of Kansas on the Medicaid expansion debate in this state. Republican legislators, especially in the N.C. Senate, have remained…
In New Hanover County, the possibility of selling the county-owned hospital has ignited a storm of gossip and conspiracy theories, pitted the county’s leaders against one another, and mobilized some 200 residents into attending a Save Our Hospital protest meeting Tuesday, Jan. 21. But if the…
Rural patients could get more access to dental care, as dental hygienists can now treat patients in high-need areas without direct supervision, the N.C. Rules Review Commission decided Thursday, Jan. 16. North Carolina’s rural communities are starved for dental care. Camden, Hyde, and Tyrrell counties haven’t…
Dental hygienists could gain more freedom to treat patients in rural areas and nursing homes. The N.C. Board of Dental Examiners has a chance to change regulations on hygienists Thursday, Jan. 16, when the state Rules Review Commission will consider freeing hygienists to perform reversible procedures…
Jordan Roberts, John Locke Foundation health care policy analyst, analyzes the impact for North Carolina of Kansas’ decision to expand its Medicaid program. Roberts offered these comments during an interview with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
A surgeon fighting state restrictions on medical equipment lost a court battle Friday, Jan. 9, when Superior Court Judge Gregory McGuire dismissed his specific complaints and sent his broader constitutional challenge before a three-judge panel. Dr. Gajendra Singh can’t give his patients affordable…
Debate about public education in North Carolina gets bogged down by some popular myths. The myths include misconceptions about teacher pay and the impact of school choice on public school enrollment. Terry Stoops, John Locke Foundation vice president for research and director of education studies, addresses those myths and attempts…
Members of the N.C. General Assembly may meet for only one day this week — Tuesday, Jan. 14 — and will potentially hold a vote to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s budget veto. According to plans, anyway. Four Senate Democrats joined all Republicans…
Each week, staff at Carolina Journal looks back at the week in N.C. politics and chooses several interesting, relevant stories you may have missed. Here’s a week in review: McKissick resigns: Sen. Floyd McKissick Jr., D-Durham, has officially resigned from the N.C. General Assembly. McKissick was…
It was a tumultuous year for lawmakers in the General Assembly. Lasting well into October, this ‘long session’ was unusually long compared to years past. As will be the case in the 2020 election cycle, health care dominated the issues discussed during policymaking in this session. Many bills related…
