… better.” The replacement package proposed by Republican leadership and House Speaker Paul Ryan, dubbed the American Health Care Act, includes federal tax credits to help lower income households purchase insurance. It also maintains Obamacare's …
Category: North Carolina Government
Fostering foster care
Foster care for abused, neglected and dependent children is in a “state of crisis” in North Carolina, according to state officials and others studying the issue. Ideally, foster care finds good homes on a temporary basis for youngsters and teens who cannot live with their own families for a variety of reasons – homelessness, parent illness or alcohol and drug abuse.
High number of unhealthy Tar Heels has many effects
… North Carolina’s 2017 ACA enrollment is 549,158, fourth-highest in the country, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Yet, there’s just one insurer in the market: Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina, and it expects to …
Hood: Don’t squander the coming surplus
… detriment as well as their own.) Recessionary prospects aren’t the only reasons to save. North Carolina’s state health plan and pension fund are underfunded by billions of dollars. Past politicians promised generous benefits to teachers and state …
Make North Carolina great again
… of residents. They tried to strip valuable assets away from local governments. They also thumbed their noses at health care reform. They prevented the state from setting up insurance exchanges to attract competition in the health insurance market …
As Obamacare Repeal Heats Up, Newly Insured North Carolinians Fret
… 2016 election, she was scared she’d lose her insurance immediately. For years, Republicans have vowed to scrap the health care law. The new Congress is working on a plan to undo the Affordable Care Act. But they have not settled on how to replace …
North Carolina lawmakers tell feds to reject Cooper request
… on Thursday. Cooper announced Wednesday he’d file a request later this week seeking coverage though the federal health care overhaul. The Republican lawmakers identify three laws and the state Constitution to back up their argument a request by the …