A recent report says states that have expanded Medicaid have seen infant mortality rates decline 50% more than in non-expansion states. Expanding
NC needs a health care fix
N.C. Rep. Chuck McGrady made an important point when he spoke at a May 31 prayer breakfast where residents gathered to discuss health care for the
Local advocates join others across the state to rally for Medicaid expansion
People in North Carolina are dying because they can’t afford medical treatment, according to an official with the N.C. Justice Center. Sharon
Local Advocates Partner Across NC To Rally For Medicaid Expansion
People in North Carolina are dying because they can’t afford medical treatment, according to an official with the N.C. Justice Center. Sharon
Vigil highlights human cost of Medicaid coverage gap, calls for expansion
SALISBURY — The Rev. Dr. Regina Dancy knows that some students at her workplace, Hood Theological Seminary, use their prayers to ask God to keep them
Vigil for health care, Medicaid expansion held in Marion
Wednesday evening, folks gathered in front of the McDowell County Courthouse as a call for action on the expansion of Medicaid in North
Medicaid Expansion Helps Cardiovascular Mortality Rates
Medicaid expansion was associated with a smaller increase in the rates of cardiovascular mortality than in places that did not expand Medicaid, a new
Vigils called for Medicaid expansion in NC
ASHEVILLE, NC (WSPA) – Three cities in western North Carolina held vigils calling for Medicaid expansion. “Honoring the lives of those who
Vigils held to support North Carolina Medicaid expansion
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — People who want the North Carolina legislature to expand Medicaid this year to cover hundreds of thousands of additional adults
Photos: People gather to ask for Medicaid expansion
The N.C. Justice Center organized more than 20 Health Care Can't Wait vigils for Wednesday evening, stretching from Sylva to Wilmington and including
Virginia Knowlton Marcus: Legislators: Don’t miss the opportunity to make affordable care a reality for people with disabilities
Across North Carolina, more than half a million people are locked out of health care because health insurance is out of reach. Many of these uninsured
New report, vigils in 22 locations shine light on NC’s deadly health insurance coverage gap
Republican leaders at the North Carolina General Assembly may be doing everything in their power to ignore and avoid the issue of closing the state’s
Vigil to spotlight health care needs
A Health Care Can’t Wait vigil will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Opportunities Industrialization Center at 300 N. Grace Street. The event is
House rejection begins North Carolina budget negotiations
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) North Carolina budget negotiations can begin in earnest after the House formally rejected the Senate's two-year spending
Senate’s budget harms rural healthcare
RALEIGH — “It’s petty, y’all” was how Sen. Don Davis, D-Pitt, described part of the state Senate’s budget proposal last week. He’s right, but
Our view: Medicaid expansion now
The man in the photograph is the reason we can’t have nice things. Specifically, Senate leader Phil Berger is the reason the N.C. Senate budget,
EDITORIAL: It’s time to get on board with Medicaid expansion
May 31-- May 31--The Republican-led N.C. Senate unveiled its proposed 2019-21 state budget on Tuesday, which does not include expansion of the state's
Prayer Breakfast focuses on healthcare for the poor
Healthcare for low-income North Carolinians and the state’s coverage gap were key discussion points at a prayer breakfast Friday at Immaculate