The victims of the statewide and nationwide lockdowns in response to COVID-19 are legion: deaths of despair (i.e. suicide, substance abuse), avoidable deaths due to a lack of ... Keep Reading
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New Study: Medicaid Expansion does not create jobs or boost hospital finances
A February study released by the Foundation for Government Accountability (FGA) lays waste to the claims by Medicaid expansion advocates that expansion would translate into an ... Keep Reading
What the N&O continues to ignore about Medicaid expansion
The News & Observer earlier this week took the opportunity of Kansas' decision to expand Medicaid to once again browbeat anybody opposing expansion in North Carolina. The ... Keep Reading
Warning from New York: ‘Exploding’ Medicaid costs fueling massive budget deficit
The New York Post reports this week that the state of New York is facing a massive budget hole of roughly $6 billion. The biggest cause? Exploding costs in New York’s popular ... Keep Reading
New Research: Thanks Largely to Expansion, Medicaid Fraud Likely to Exceed $75 Billion
"Twenty percent or more of Medicaid spending in 2019—an amount likely to exceed $75 billion—is improper. Before ObamaCare, the Medicaid improper-payment rate was 6%." That's the ... Keep Reading
Medicaid expansion – A silver bullet for rural hospitals?
Advocates claim that Medicaid expansion will save rural hospitals They point to data showing non-expansion states have the most rural hospital closures But rural hospitals ... Keep Reading
Hong Kong, Medicaid expansion, and Halloween costumes gone wrong
From, ahem..."memorable" Halloween costumes (looking at you Lumberjack Leah and Terrorist Ray) to the unfolding drama in Hong Kong and political prognostications for the 2020 ... Keep Reading
What’s happening in the legislative session that never ends
It has not been the typical legislative session. Three months into the new fiscal year, North Carolina still doesn’t have a state budget. What it does have is a budget stalemate. ... Keep Reading
No, NC Taxpayers have NOT paid $8.3 billion to expand Medicaid elsewhere
One of the most dangerous – yet persisting – lies out there about Medicaid expansion is that North Carolina is already paying for it in other states. Yes, at this point, ... Keep Reading
Who would really bear the burden of the hospital tax to pay for Medicaid expansion?
Roy Cooper and other advocates want you to believe Medicaid expansion will place no financial burden on North Carolinians Cooper’s own budget proposal, however, recommends using ... Keep Reading
