Investing in Equitable Access to Care
There’s much to be done to achieve Mrs. Reynolds’ goal of improving the quality of life and health of residents…
Category: Health Improvement in North Carolina
Laura Gerald and Susan Fitzgibbon Shumaker: Medicaid Expansion Would Be a Lifesaver and Job Creator
North Carolina is facing alarming health challenges. The opioid epidemic is still raging. Steep racial disparities are driving unacceptable differences…
New Report Says 634,000 More North Carolinians Would Get Health-care Coverage Under Medicaid Expansion
According to the report, done by George Washington University researchers, if Medicaid were expanded as early as November 2019, 464,000…
Medicaid Expansion Projected to Bring Jobs to Every NC County, and Not Just in Health Care
As Gov. Roy Cooper duels with Republican legislators over the state budget and health care, a new study released Wednesday…
New Report: Expanding Medicaid Would Bring NC Massive Economic and Employment Gains
Medicaid expansion could be an important engine for economic growth and job creation across the breadth of North Carolina. More…
Report Updates Estimates on Potential Medicaid Expansion Benefit
About 634,000 people could benefit if North Carolina expanded the Medicaid program to cover more people, according to an updated…
North Carolina Would Insure Hundreds of Thousands and Gain Billions in Economic Growth by Expanding Medicaid
Analysis provides a county-by-county update to 2014 data as North Carolina considers Medicaid expansion Expanding Medicaid would create more than…
Old Fort Forum Celebrates First Year
It’s been one year since the grassroots organization Old Fort Community Forum (OFCF) began working to provide the greater Old…