North Carolina has never been closer to Medicaid expansion, but the action is still a long way off in our legislature. That’s not from a lack of effort. For months, organizations and individuals statewide have waged a well-coordinated effort to push expansion through in our state, one of a relative few in the country that has not gone for expansion. It’s past time that happened.
Today, Care4Carolina, a statewide coalition pushing for expansion, will hold a meeting at Wake Forest Biotech Place in Winston-Salem to rally public support.
The expansion effort has met an equally strong push from opponents, who worry about the costs. The expansion advocates keep pounding away, expanding their bipartisan base. Expansion supporters include Winston-Salem businessman Don Flow.
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