The driving policy issue for the 2019 legislative session has been whether or not the state government should expand the Medicaid program as provided for under the Affordable Care ... Keep Reading
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More Misleading Rhetoric from Medicaid Expansion Advocates
In a recent press conference, Democrat House Reps. Garland Pierce, Charles Graham and Elmer Floyd trotted out some well-worn talking points to advocate for Medicaid ... Keep Reading
Refuting the Wilmington Star’s “Top 12 Reasons N.C. Needs to Expand Medicaid”
On Friday, the Wilmington Star published an editorial listing the "Top 12 Reasons Why N.C. Should Expand Medicaid," from their perspective. All twelve miss the mark, and per ... Keep Reading
The pay gap in women’s soccer, a health executive’s tirade, and the normalization of illiberalism
This week, we dive into the pay gap between men and women, riding on the coattails of the U.S. women's soccer team controversy. Then we turn our attention to the unhinged anger of ... Keep Reading
Why Relying on Federal Funds for Medicaid Expansion is Risky Business
One of the many arguments against Medicaid expansion in North Carolina is the highly questionable reliance on the federal government funding 90 percent of the costs of expansion ... Keep Reading
Why the federal debt matters in the Medicaid expansion debate
The recent death of Ross Perot should remind us of his commitment to addressing the national debt. While he had a somewhat zany and unconventional campaign, Perot made the federal ... Keep Reading
Carolina Cares 2.0: Medicaid expansion by another name is still Medicaid expansion
Each Republican-proposed Medicaid expansion – no matter the name – shares every major defining characteristic of the Democrat-proposed expansion plans. Work requirements, one of ... Keep Reading
Newspaper: NC Republicans show gains; Mueller Report fatigue
The cover story for the May-June issue of the newspaper delves into the latest Civitas polls, which reveals a slight uptick for NC Republicans and fatigue over the Mueller ... Keep Reading
Debunking Those Medicaid Jobs Claims (Again)
Progressives at NC Policy Watch and WRAL.com are touting the release of a study that claims Medicaid expansion in North Carolina would "create" more than 37,000 jobs in the next ... Keep Reading
Gov. Roy Cooper’s budget dissonance
A previous version of this press release referenced an older version of Senate Bill 361, which has since been modified and now excludes expansion of innovation waivers. Please ... Keep Reading
