Jordan Roberts, John Locke Foundation health care policy analyst, discusses reforms N.C. policymakers could adopt as they deal with issues linked to the COVID-19 coronavirus. Roberts offered these comments during an interview with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
JLF’s Jordan Roberts discusses state-level reforms that could help North Carolina deal with COVID-19
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