NC’s new Medicaid ‘compromise’ comes at a cruel and frightful cost It’s understandable that North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein decided to host a signing ceremony last week that featured a smattering of legislative Republicans when he approved new “compromise” legislation to extend funding for the state’s Medicaid health insurance program. After having enjoyed precious few policy wins and endured 16 months of relentless and frequently dishonest […]
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It’s understandable that North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein decided to host a signing ceremony last week that featured a smattering of legislative Republicans when he approved new “compromise” legislation to extend funding for the state’s Medicaid health insurance program. After having enjoyed precious few policy wins and endured 16 months of relentless and frequently dishonest […]
An Issues Watch piece addressing reader questions about health care affordability, Medicaid cuts, and workforce shortages. The article appears to be journalistic analysis of healthcare system challenges rather than reporting on an immediate crisis.
NC lawmakers give initial OK to Medicaid bailout bill amid concerns over provisions North Carolina House and Senate lawmakers voted nearly unanimously Wednesday to approve a measure that bails out the state’s Medicaid program, which was on the verge of running out of money after it was underfunded last year. But the bailout bill, House Bill 696, comes with a long list of policy changes and “anti-fraud” measures. […]
Trump says he’s going after Medicaid fraud, but is mostly focusing on blue states The Trump administration is taking aim at what it calls rampant fraud in state Medicaid programs. But by focusing almost exclusively on Democratic-led states, it has handed ammunition to critics who say it mainly wants to embarrass its political enemies, not save taxpayer dollars. In announcing earlier this month that Vice President JD Vance would […]
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