One of the big phenomenons in our culture today is that everything is being politicized. About five years ago I wrote about how death has even become politicized. This is largely ... Keep Reading
medicaid expansion
NC doctors lack capacity to accommodate Medicaid expansion
83 Percent of NC doctors are at full capacity or already overextended 79 NC counties are designated as “primary health professional shortage areas” Medicaid expansion would ... Keep Reading
Roy Cooper continues to mislead on Medicaid expansion
Gov. Roy Cooper held a roundtable discussion about Medicaid expansion yesterday in Raleigh, and afterwords had a few comments for the media. When asked about the price tag for ... Keep Reading
Cost of expanding Medicaid: more than meets the eye
Expanding the state’s Medicaid program is not “free” to NC taxpayers. In addition to the direct costs of expansion, we must also account for the opportunity cost. Growing ... Keep Reading
Facing the opioid crisis: Medicaid expansion won’t save us
By Chris West, Civitas Communications Fellow Many assume that the opioid crisis is either caused by or solved through government intervention into the healthcare market ... Keep Reading
No, students would not be covered under Medicaid expansion
Medicaid expansion was the third-highest policy priority for last week’s NCAE teacher strike. Despite misleading rhetoric from the NCAE, no children would be newly eligible for ... Keep Reading
The myth of uncompensated care savings in Medicaid expansion
63 percent of potential newly eligibles under Medicaid expansion in NC already have private insurance Shifting people from private insurance to Medicaid drives up insurance ... Keep Reading
Medicaid expansion: Hurting the needy. Harming the economy.
Sources i. Obama speech, Georgetown University, May 12, 2015. https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/may/12/obama-sees-link-problems-poor-middle-class/ ii. 2,082,054 ... Keep Reading
States Need to Stop Falling for the Boondoggle of Medicaid Expansion
By: Jim Anthony and Donald Bryson In every state that has implemented Medicaid expansion, the costs have been substantially above projections. The expansion of Medicaid, a policy ... Keep Reading
Should North Carolina expand Medicaid if entitlements are going bankrupt?
Some of the most prudent arguments against Medicaid expansion are the detriments it will cause to state budgets. Last month I posted comments made by U.S. Rep Gary Palmer (R-AL) ... Keep Reading
