Obamacare

House Lawmakers Pass Bill To Block Medicaid Expansion

Jessica Jones — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 21:56:56 +0000

State lawmakers in the House have passed a bill that would block an expansion of North Carolina's Medicaid program. It passed on third reading Thursday. Republican lawmakers are opposed to enlarging Medicaid to help cover about 500,000 uninsured residents under the Affordable Care Act. Representative John Blust says the state would end up covering too many costs.

McCrory, Lawmakers Want To Block Medicaid Expansion

Gurnal Scott — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 04:37:33 +0000

A state House committee has moved along a bill that would block any state-funded expansion of Medicaid. The Health and Human services Committee voted to follow Governor Pat McCrory's lead saying that Medicaid should not grow to cover about half-a million uninsured residents. States can expand Medicaid to help cover the uninsured under the Affordable Care Act..but they can also opt out of that expansion. Governor McCrory said the program's budget is tight in a speech at the Emerging Issues Forum at N

Making Changes At The Legislature

Dave DeWitt and Frank Stasio — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 15:15:35 +0000

Republicans are looking to make big changes to how industries like energy, telecommunications and transportation are regulated. First on the agenda: fire most board and committee members and replace them with people hand-picked by Governor McCrory and the legislature.

Insourcing Healthcare

Frank Stasio and Nicole Campbell — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 15:54:00 +0000

With Obamacare in effect, about 32 million citizens will become eligible for healthcare. As it stands now, our healthcare facilities are markedly understaffed.

NC Has To Decide About Health Exchanges

Jessica Jones — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 10:10:00 +0000

North Carolina has until Friday to decide whether to build its own health exchange or let the federal government run one for the state. It's a requirement of the Affordable Care Act, which seeks to provide health care insurance to everyone. Al Delia is the Acting Secretary of the state Department of Health and Human Services. He says whatever path the state chooses, there's a whole series of decisions about infrastructure that need to be made.

Grant to Assist New Families in Durham

Jeremy Loeb — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 09:10:00 +0000

A non-profit that supports new mothers in Durham County is getting a boost from President Obama's healthcare measure. Healthy Families Durham will use a $320,000 grant to support new families in east Durham. Program Director Jan Williams says they'll be providing home visits for two reasons.