Stories tagged: "medicaid expansion"

Healthcare North Carolina state Rep. James Roberson, D-Wake, takes a picture with fellow House Democratic members on the House floor after the chamber gave final approval to a Medicaid expansion agreement in Raleigh, N.C., on Thursday, March 23, 2023. The affirmative vote means the legislation laying out expansion details now goes to the desk of Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper. (AP Photo/ Gary Gary Robertson)
Healthcare Republican Support for Medicaid Expansion Comes With Strings Attached

GOP leaders in the General Assembly finally budged on expanding healthcare options for 600,000 North Carolinians, but the bill is not without partisan games. 

Michael McElroy Michael McElroy March 24, 2023 1:10 pm EDT
Healthcare FILE - North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper speaks at a primary election night event hosted by the North Carolina Democratic Party in Raleigh, N.C., May 17, 2022. A Medicaid expansion deal in North Carolina received final legislative approval Thursday, March 23, 2023, likely ending a decade of debate over whether the closely politically divided state should accept the federal government's coverage for hundreds of thousands of low-income adults. Cooper, a longtime expansion advocate, is expected to sign the bill, which would leave 10 states in the U.S. that have not adopted expansion. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown, File)
Healthcare North Carolina Finally Approves Medicaid Expansion

For more than a decade, Republicans blocked a federally-funded expansion of healthcare to a half-million North Carolinians. On Thursday, they finally budged.

Associated Press Associated Press March 23, 2023 11:59 am EDT
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Government Helps/Hurts Meet Your North Carolina Lawmakers: State Rep. Tim Longest of Wake County

Democrat Tim Longest was elected to represent West Raleigh in the state House in November. He supports Medicaid expansion, improving workers’ rights, and strengthening gun safety laws.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil March 9, 2023 12:51 pm EST
Healthcare North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore, center, speaks at a news conference about a Medicaid expansion agreement, Thursday, March 2, 2023, at the Legislative Building in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum)
Healthcare NC Lawmakers Reach Deal to Expand Medicaid Health Insurance to Cover 600,000 More Residents

Medicaid expansion has been shown to save lives, improve postpartum maternal health outcomes, expand access to mental healthcare and substance use, and prevent rural hospitals from closing. 

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil March 2, 2023 1:38 pm EST
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Government Helps/Hurts Meet Your North Carolina Lawmakers: State Rep. Lindsey Prather of Buncombe County

Democrat Lindsey Prather was elected to the state House in November. A former educator who calls Buncombe County home, Prather is eager to get to work to fight for better teacher pay, expand Medicaid, and defend abortion rights.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil February 21, 2023 1:26 pm EST

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Health ‘I Want to See Her Grow Up’: A North Carolina Mom on How Medicaid Expansion Would Change Her Life

The state House approved a bill to expand Medicaid access to 600,000 more North Carolina residents on Wednesday.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil February 17, 2023 10:28 am EST
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Government Helps/Hurts Meet Your New North Carolina Lawmakers: State Rep. Ya Liu of Cary

Democrat Ya Liu was elected to the state House in November, making her one of the first two Asian American women ever elected to the state legislature.

Leah Sherrell Leah Sherrell February 14, 2023 12:33 pm EST