Stories tagged: "health care"
House Republicans want to apply deep cuts to everything from health insurance to food assistance benefits, an effort that would plunge millions more Americans into extreme poverty.
Abortion rights advocates have increased their efforts in recent weeks to highlight just how perilous abortion access is in North Carolina.
The state House approved a bill to expand Medicaid access to 600,000 more North Carolina residents on Wednesday.
Instead, Stein will argue that federal regulations protecting access to abortion pills override North Carolina's state-level restrictions.
Medicaid expansion has been shown to save lives, reduce postpartum hospitalizations, improve access to mental health and substance use treatment, prevent more rural hospitals from closing in the state, and create tens of thousands of jobs in the state.
Among the proposed legislation are efforts to legalize medical marijuana, crack down on protesters, ban gender-affirming care for transgender minors, loosen gun rules on private school grounds, and overhaul the state’s redistricting process.