North Carolina just took a big step forward on Medicaid expansion
Medicaid expansion in North Carolina just got a major boost.
Republican leaders clinched an agreement yesterday to expand the safety net program to roughly 600,000 people — a compromise that could put an end to an over-a-decade-long political battle.
The agreement from Senate leader Phil Berger and House Speaker Tim Moore won praise from Democrats and advocates alike, who argue it’s long past time for North Carolina to take up Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion. The new version of the legislation is still being drafted, and the two Republican leaders briefed the state’s Democratic governor on their plan after announcing the deal in a news conference yesterday morning.
“I support it,” Gov. Roy Cooper (D) said in a phone interview yesterday after he discussed the agreement with Berger and Moore. “We’re just working to try to see if we can change the timing on it a bit. … But overall, it is a monumental step for our state.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/03/03/north-carolina-just-took-big-step-forward-medicaid-expansion/
