Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. It is a
Juneteenth and Medicaid Expansion
By Caitlin Patterson, Intern, Care4Carolina Hi all! To introduce myself here, my name is Caitlin Patterson and I am a rising senior at UNC Gillings
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
Medical debt is crippling North Carolinians; Medicaid Expansion will help
By Peg O'Connell, Chair, Care4Carolina Days before Sam, a young woman of Eastern North Carolina, was scheduled to serve, the U.S. military refused
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,
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
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
The Time is Right for Social Work and Medicaid Expansion
By Kay Paksoy Castillo, BSW, Director of Advocacy, Policy, and Legislation, Registered Lobbyist, National Association of Social Workers, North
Reaching out….Together
By John Coggin And a large crowd followed [Jesus] and pressed in on him. Now there was a woman who had been suffering from hemorrhages for twelve
Poll: Voters Increasingly Favor Action by Elected Officials to Close North Carolina’s Health Care Coverage Gap
Voters Peg Health as Top Election Issue, with Majorities Deeply Worried Over Lasting Impact of COVID-19 In Addition to Statewide Results, NC Senate
Uninsured North Carolina Children up 13 Percent
Guest post by Michelle Hughes at NC Child The number of uninsured children increased nationally by more than 400,000 between 2016 and 2018,