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Stuck: Disabled adults struggle to get care 

It’s just a matter of time before Matt Potter is on his own.   He knows that eventually he will have to rely on staff — to lift him, to change him, to prepare his meals — but that, all too often, the staff just might not be there.   “It keeps him up at night. He...

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Dollars and debt: How long can Medicaid expansion last? 

To bear the burden of expanding Medicaid, states rely on Uncle Sam to pick up 90% of the costs. So far, the federal government hasn’t failed. But how sustainable is the Medicaid program, really?  Expanding Medicaid in North Carolina would cost roughly $2 billion in the first year, but the federal funds — meaning taxes...

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Medicaid expansion: Coverage climbs as costs soar in the Buckeye State

For people looking to sink talk of Medicaid expansion in North Carolina, Ohio is the go-to state to paint as a Medicaid debacle.  It has made the news for its waiting lists, for budget overruns, for pharmacy deserts, and for a major health insurer looking to leave the state.   The state first embraced full Medicaid...

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House committee passes GOP version of Medicaid expansion

The Republican version of Medicaid expansion will move to the House floor.  NC Healthcare for Working Families passed the House Health Committee on Wednesday, Sept. 18.  For more than an hour, the debate revolved around the two pillars of the GOP version of Medicaid expansion — work requirements and premium co-pays. Predictably, Democrats tried to...

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North Carolinians falling into health care coverage gap 

North Carolina doesn’t just have a health care gap. Large fissures riddle the system.   North Carolina has the 10th highest uninsured rate in the country, but it fares just as badly for how it cares for the disabled in the Case for Inclusion rankings.   In North Carolina, only low-income children, pregnant women, the elderly, disabled...

Julie Havlak

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