North Carolina has the opportunity to energize its business climate with thousands of new jobs, millions in new consumer spending, and lowered health costs for all. How can we make this happen? Medicaid expansion.
As of 2019, 36 states have expanded Medicaid in order to cover more uninsured people. The data show promise for a successful expansion in our state with benefits to North Carolina businesses and the economy as a whole.
North Carolina has about 500,000 citizens who would be eligible for coverage under an expanded Medicaid program. These are people who make too much to qualify for traditional Medicaid, but earn too little to receive subsidies to purchase affordable insurance through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace.
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