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As a North Carolina business leader, I endorse the following statement:

We, as North Carolina business leaders, understand that a strong economy and a thriving workforce require healthy families. Right now, too many hard-working families are uninsured. In fact, about two-thirds of all uninsured adults in North Carolina work. They are construction workers, farmers, child care providers, and even veterans. We urge the North Carolina General Assembly to achieve a bi-partisan solution to close the health insurance coverage gap. Now is the time to act. There are proposals on the table that would require no investment of state tax dollars and closing the gap would create an estimated 37,000 jobs and billions in economic activity. Much of this economic activity would benefit our rural communities and other areas most in need of an economic boost. Closing the health insurance coverage gap is a good deal for the health of North Carolina families and for our economy. We urge you to work together and achieve a policy solution that closes the health insurance coverage gap.

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We, as people of faith in North Carolina, believe that the Lord brings good news to the poor, binds up the broken-hearted, and comforts all those who mourn. We believe that when we work to ease the burdens of our neighbors who are struggling the most, we are caring for God. And, we believe we are called to follow our God by doing good, not only in the halls of our congregations, but by seeking justice in the wider world.

That means we cannot stand silent when presented with the opportunity to provide healthcare coverage for hundreds of thousands of our brothers and sisters. We understand that a community cannot flourish while its people lack access to affordable, quality healthcare. Healthy families are the bedrock of our communities of faith and of our local economies. Uninsured North Carolinians include members of our congregations, pastors, child care providers, farmers, construction workers, small business owners, neighbors, and friends. We urge the North Carolina General Assembly to work together across bi-partisan lines to close the health insurance coverage gap for all of these children of God.

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As legislation progresses to enact a North Carolina solution to close the health insurance coverage gap, it is critical that we have a grassroots team ready to mobilize. By signing up as a member of the Care4Carolina Grassroots Action Network, you agree to activate your group/organization when action is requested during the campaign. Action requests may include but are not limited to reaching out to legislators, sharing posts on social media, and relaying information to other contacts.

Your work as a grassroots group/organization is essential to our efforts, and Care4Carolina appreciates your support in ensuring that our mission is achieved. Together, we will find a North Carolina solution to close the health insurance coverage gap.

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Holy Week gives me emotional whiplash.

April 13, 2022 by Hannah Robinson 2 Comments

By John Coggin, Senior Advisor, NC Rural Center

For Christians, this is Holy Week. We started on Palm Sunday, crowds celebrating as Jesus rides triumphantly into Jerusalem. Monday, things turn feisty as Jesus wreaks havoc with the moneychangers in the temple. Thursday, we are huddled in a hidden room, rumors flying that Jesus has been betrayed. Friday plunges us into despair, as the leader thought to be on the cusp of revolution is brutally killed. Sunday, everything changes – again – as the joy of the resurrection unfolds. In one week, we have dashed back and forth between life’s highest and lowest moments.  

Sounds like the life of policy advocacy, doesn’t it? As we have seen over the years of trying to close the health insurance coverage gap in North Carolina, one minute we think the finish line is in sight. Then, the next minute, someone changes their mind, deals collapse, and we are back to square one. 

Some people thrive on riding these emotional roller coasters. For those of us who would rather spend some time on the merry-go-round, perhaps we can take comfort by looking closer at Holy Week.

Yes, Holy Week is a wild ride. Still, what I find most powerful about the journey is the awareness that through it all, God is with us. Yes, God is there during the exuberant moments as the palm fronds wave and the tomb is found empty. But God is also there as the tables topple, the disciples doubt, and the crowd climbs to Calvary. Throughout Holy Week, God uses every moment – especially the difficult ones – to help people recognize grace, experience love, and play a role in the most momentous week in history.

I wish closing the coverage gap weren’t such a wild ride. But during Holy Week, I hope we can remember that God has been with us this entire time. God has been there as our friends and family are kept from accessing the care they need, as rural health care systems falter and close, and as we endure the frustrations of a seemingly intractable political system. God has also been there as we have built an incredible coalition, made up of people who hail from every county in North Carolina and who cross all sorts of dividing lines of political party, economic sector, and personal background. We are now in the position to be a leader in the South, to show that even in these fractious times, it is possible to come together, across our differences, to do something good for our people. We can be certain that in the coming days, God will be with us still.

The greatest message of Holy Week, though, is not that God is with us at all times. It is that through the resurrected Christ we see that God is a God of new life. In all our moments, of both joy and despair, God is not just “there” but is at work, making all things new. That is why we can shout “Hallelujah!” on Easter morning, knowing that after the roller coaster ride of Holy Week, there is a new dawn of redemption and hope.

For all those ready for the roller coaster ride to be over, let’s try to hang on just a little longer. The Easter promise tells us that at the end of this ride, we might not just have passed a historic public policy that will improve the lives of our people and the strength of our economy. We might also find ourselves renewed in spirit, bound closer to each other and closer to the God who has been close to us this whole time.

John Coggin is a nonprofit consultant and doctoral researcher in the Durham University (UK) Department of Theology and Religion. He previously served as the treasurer of Care4Carolina.

Category iconUpdates Tag iconCoverage Gap,  Medicaid Expansion

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  1. Betsy Vetter says

    April 14, 2022 at 6:45 am

    Beautiful John!

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  2. Betsy Vetter says

    April 14, 2022 at 6:45 am

    Beautiful, John!

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