Assessing the ACA and its impact on women at age five
Hard numbers and real life stories documented the impact of the Affordable Care Act today at an event in Durham commemorating the law’s fifth anniversary. “The Impact of the Affordable Care Act on...
View ArticleWalking to promote rural health
Walking not only has individual health benefits, but this exercise can impact the health of an entire community. For the second straight year, Mayor Adam O’Neal of Belhaven is walking to save lives....
View ArticleMental health parity and Medicaid expansion – why not?
Thanks to a report from the American Mental Health Counselors Association, North Carolina along with other states that have not expanded Medicaid have yet another feather to place in their caps –...
View ArticleNot a magic bullet – amending NC’s CON law
On Monday of this week, the North Carolina House Committee on Health met to hear from advocates for and against House Bill 200, also known as an amendment to North Carolina’s Certificate of Need (CON)...
View ArticleKing v. Burwell – what is North Carolina’s plan?
In January, over half of all those that participated in the Kaiser Health Tracking Poll were unaware of a Supreme Court case, King v. Burwell , that could greatly impact many states’ economic growth...
View ArticleMedicaid reform: Is a new day dawning?
Yesterday, the highly anticipated Medicaid Modernization Act or Medicaid reform bill was described as transformative, innovative and the dawning of a new day by members of the House Health Committee....
View ArticleMedicaid reform: How the House and Senate compare
Since 1978 North Carolina’s Medicaid program has been managed by the Division of Medical Assistance, which is within the NC Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). As the state’s Medicaid...
View ArticleKing v. Burwell: What will it mean for NC?
While many of us are anxiously waiting for the Supreme Court decision on King v. Burwell, a recent poll shows that 44-percent of people still don’t know much about the case. The King v. Burwell ruling...
View ArticleTime for public health action
After reading this fact sheet from the American Public Health Association (APHA), it is apparent that NC policymakers need to take action in order to improve our state’s public health. If our state...
View ArticleMedicaid expansion: the state-by-state picture
The legislative debate over Medicaid reform over the last two weeks once again revealed the Senate’s misplaced priorities – profits over people. The health of North Carolinians was not only compromised...
View ArticleFailing to expand Medicaid costs more
In addition to extending health care coverage to nearly a half million people, creating over 40,000 jobs by 2020, and preventing nearly 15,000 families from facing catastrophic medical bills annually,...
View ArticleHonor our veterans with health care
North Carolina ranks 8th for veteran population as there are nearly 800,000 veterans living in the Tar Heel state. The VA reports that in 2014 there were four VA Hospitals, six Vet Centers, and sixteen...
View ArticleAn early start to your New Year’s resolutions: Get health coverage
Despite policymakers’ attempts to repeal all or parts of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) nearly 60 times, the ACA works. What’s more, the law is clearly here to stay. On both occasions that all or...
View ArticleTomorrow is National Youth Enrollment Day for the ACA
Despite policymakers’ attempts to repeal all or parts of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) nearly 60 times, the ACA works. Further, both times all or certain provisions of the ACA have been to the Supreme...
View ArticleDebunking Medicaid expansion misperceptions
Despite reports from states that Medicaid expansion has had health and fiscal benefits, North Carolina remains in the minority along with 18 other states that have failed to close the coverage gap....
View ArticleAdvocates, people in need demand closure of the Coverage Gap as Medicaid...
North Carolina’s Department of Health and Human Services has a busy few weeks ahead as it commences a series of public hearings around the state concerning its plan to privatize the state Medicaid...
View ArticleThe truth about the Governor’s proposed “Medicaid expansion”
There’s been a lot of talk of late emanating from the McCrory administration about “expanding Medicaid.” Unfortunately, a close look at the fine print makes clear that the minor proposed “expansion”...
View ArticleAssessing the ACA and its impact on women at age five
Hard numbers and real life stories documented the impact of the Affordable Care Act today at an event in Durham commemorating the law’s fifth anniversary. “The Impact of the Affordable Care Act on...
View ArticleWalking to promote rural health
Walking not only has individual health benefits, but this exercise can impact the health of an entire community. For the second straight year, Mayor Adam O’Neal of Belhaven is walking to save lives....
View ArticleMental health parity and Medicaid expansion – why not?
Thanks to a report from the American Mental Health Counselors Association, North Carolina along with other states that have not expanded Medicaid have yet another feather to place in their caps –...
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