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 people are living with disabilities. Family members and caregivers of people with disabilities are also disproportionately uninsured. State legislators have come up with several proposals this year to solve the problem. Providing health coverage to this uninsured population could have profound economic benefits.
Whether legislators choose to take Gov. Roy Cooper’s proposal to expand Medicaid, or go with the solution proposed by House Republicans, led by Rep. Donny Lambeth, there is no doubt that the outcome would be improved access to health care for people with disabilities in North Carolina.
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