NC has two members well positioned to fix this at the federal level: Rep. Greg Murphy on the House Ways and Means Committee and Sen.Thom Tillis on the Senate Finance Committee.
NC's hospitals — and their networks of physician practices, clinics, urgent cares, and other facilities they own or manage — are at the center of many policy disputes.
Most in NC cannot afford to leave their main occupations for long stretches for only $13,951. And their employers probably don't want them to either.
The end of a 32-year-old court fight over education funding could prompt new action from would-be reformers.
A child does not remain in that kind of danger for that long unless institutions miss the need for deeper scrutiny.
NC has about 53 days worth of state spending in the bank — well below the national median of 92 days.
The entire Western tradition of jurisprudence assumes law teaches by what it punishes and permits. So what is the American justice system teaching right now?
Are there issues with Medicaid reimbursement rates hurting hospital bottom lines? Sure. But these costs should be out in the open so they can be dealt with honestly, not hidden behind monopoly schemes.
