The state's health secretary says her agency is collecting information for Governor Pat McCrory to offer him possible options for expanding Medicaid coverage under the federal health care init
Governor Pat McCrory visits the Triad, stirs up support for his Medicaid reform proposal.
The debate over Medicaid expansion in North Carolina is heating up again. On Tuesday, several members and organizers with Working America held a protest on Pomona Drive in Greensboro to raise awareness about the issue. They are lobbying state lawmakers to expand Medicaid eligibility as available under the Affordable Care Act.
Health officials say thousands of people in North Carolina still won’t have health insurance this year, despite implementation of the Affordable Care Act.
This week, North Carolina joined a dozen other states in choosing not to expand Medicaid through the federal Affordable Health Care reform plan.