Every single North Carolina Republican voted to pass President Trump’s budget bill that will cut nearly a trillion dollars from Medicaid, threatening to strip health insurance from more than 660,000 North Carolinians.
Cardinal & Pine’s Michael McElroy takes a quick look at what that means, including how it will affect parents who rely on Medicaid to care for their severely ill or disabled children at home.
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