Much of the focus of the health care law in recent months has centered on whether the government could get millions of people to sign up for private health insurance
Lawmakers in Raleigh are now working out details in a reform plan for Medicaid. The governor and House Republicans want to move to a system where healthcare providers would be
Uninsured rates in some of the nation’s largest and most diverse cities would decline by nearly 60% in 2016 if those cities are in states that expand Medicaid under the
Under health care reform, otherwise known as the Affordable Care Act or Obamacare, uninsured Americans will be required to have health insurance by March 31, 2014 or face a tax
A small hospital in a coastal North Carolina community will close its doors within months and its parent company says Gov. Pat McCrory’s (R) decision not to expand Medicaid under
In June 2012, Medicaid enrollment reached 54.1 million as high unemployment and falling incomes led many families to turn to Medicaid for coverage. However, as economic conditions improved, enrollment growth
By calling for a program that encourages the reuse of equipment like wheelchairs and hospital beds that were bought with Medicaid dollars, legislators hope that they are creating a new
