By Peg O'Connell, Chair, Care4Carolina How do I love thee, Medicaid Expansion? Let me count the ways…* I love thee for the 600,000 people
Dear Santa, Please, Please Bring Us Medicaid Expansion for Christmas
By Peg O’Connell, Chair, Care4Carolina Dear Santa, it is me again. I know that I am starting to sound like a broken record, but could you please,
Celebrating Native American Heritage Month
By Casey Cooper, Chief Executive Officer, Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority November is Native American Heritage Month, or as it is commonly
Chaplain (Major General) Doug Carver, US Army, Retired remarks at the Care4Carolina Prayer Breakfast
The following is an edited version of the speech delivered by Chaplain (Major General) Doug Carver, US Army, Retired at the Care4Carolina prayer
My phone sent me a photo this week
By Peg O'Connell, Chair, Care4Carolina My phone sent me a wonderful reminder this week. You know, when a random photo from a past event pops
Close the gap to support recovery from natural disasters
By Brittney Lofthouse, Western Regional Coordinator, Care4Carolina As one of the most vulnerable states in the US, all regions of North Carolina
Lessons learned from people in the gap
By Susan Murphy, GBW Strategies For the past few months, I’ve been working with GBW Strategies as the story bank project manager for the
Expanding Medicaid Would Strengthen Community Health Centers, Expand Access in Rural and Underserved Communities
By Stacie Borrello, Communications and External Affairs Manager, North Carolina Community Health Center Association National Health Center Week,
Medicaid Expansion Would Strengthen Nonprofits’ Services and Operations
By David Heinen, Vice President for Public Policy and Advocacy, North Carolina Center for Nonprofits Because of the confluence of the ongoing
We owe them our blood, sweat, toil and tears!
By Peg O’Connell, Chair, Care4Carolina "Our troops are willing to lay down their lives for you and me ... What can we do (for them)? Well, we can
Medicaid Expansion Strengthens Near-Elderly, Low Income Workers and Expands NC’s Economy
By Heather Burkhardt, Executive Director, NC Coalition on Aging Medicaid expansion will help an estimated 34,000 middle-aged, low-income North
Taking the Lead to Close the Coverage Gap
By Peg O'Connell, Chair, Care4Carolina Leaders lead from the front. That doesn’t mean that they have to be the center of attention or
Breast Cancer Patients Need Lawmakers to Expand Medicaid Now
By Leah Barber, SE Regional Manager State Policy & Advocacy, Susan G. Komen In North Carolina, breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed
Remember Our Veterans
By Mack Bonner, M.D., MPH, United States Navy Medical Corp Veteran The largest population of uninsured veterans are in the southern states that
Medicaid Expansion could Reduce the Harms of Tobacco Use in NC
By North Carolinians for a Tobacco Free Generation There’s good news and bad news when it comes to smoking and tobacco use in NC. First the bad
Medicaid Expansion Can Save Your Limbs if You Have Diabetes
By Lynette Tolson Somers, Director of State Government Affairs, American Diabetes Association Diabetes is a chronic (long-lasting) disease that
Four ways closing the coverage gap helps kids
By Tiffany Gladney, Policy Director, NC Child Every parent and caregiver deserves affordable health coverage in order to stay healthy and provide
Holy Week gives me emotional whiplash.
By John Coggin, Senior Advisor, NC Rural Center For Christians, this is Holy Week. We started on Palm Sunday, crowds celebrating as Jesus rides