‘Where are their Republican counterparts?’: Dems show up to fund Medicaid as top Republicans decline Governor’s push
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Talks around Medicaid and funding cuts were front and center in the North Carolina General Assembly on Monday, despite lawmakers not being in a full session. “I hope to God that you guys are listening, and that you will help these children and help the providers,” Stephanie Molina with KM Pediatric […]
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Gov. Josh Stein is calling on lawmakers in North Carolina to come back to Raleigh for a special session and fully fund Medicaid. Stein was in Raleigh on Thursday where he said North Carolina residents will suffer if the General Assembly does not allocate more money…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Though patients don't rush through the doors of this emergency room anymore, an empty hospital in Williamston, North Carolina, offers an evocative illustration of why Republican Sen. Thom Tillis would buck his party leaders to vote down President Donald Trump's signature domestic policy package. Martin General is…
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Medicaid patients face a threat of reduced access to services — before separate changes approved within President Donald Trump’s spending-reduction law are implemented — as an impasse over state Medicaid funding extends further. Democratic Gov. Josh Stein, whose administration oversees Medicaid for 3.1 million people in…