Expanding Medicaid in North Carolina
Benefits of Expanding Medicaid
- Expanding Medicaid would help half a million North Carolinians get access to affordable healthcare.
- Medicaid expansion would provide care for up to 150,000 people with behavioral health needs.
- Up to 23,000 North Carolina veterans stand to benefit from Medicaid expansion.
- We have more than 500,000 working people that are one illness, one major injury away from bankruptcy.
- And we have a system in place to provide them with the support they need.
- Covering the insured has the potential to lower everyone’s healthcare costs.
- We have seen this play out in other states that have expanded Medicaid, where insurance premiums are seven percent lower on average.
- Expanding Medicaid and closing the coverage gap is good for business, especially rural business.
Medicaid Expansion Legislation
Current Law: NC Medicaid is currently available to low-income children, pregnant women, parents, seniors and people with disabilities. It is not available to childless adults who are not otherwise categorically eligible.
Proposed Bill: Expand the Medicaid program to include individuals 19-64 years old, who are not eligible for Medicare or Medicaid, and have an income at or below 133 percent of the federal poverty rate. The new Prepaid Health plans will manage benefits. The state share of funding would be provided through assessments on hospitals. The assessment is determined by dividing the total state share of costs for closing the coverage gap by the aggregate hospital inpatient and outpatient costs of all hospitals.
What People Are Saying about expanding Medicaid in North Carolina:
The Republican health care plan will not close the gap and will cost more than just expanding Medicaid.#CloseTheGapNC #ncpol #NCMedicaid #HealthPromiseNC
States that have expanded Medicaid have seen huge increases in jobs and a healthier workforce. It’s time for North Carolina to expand Medicaid.
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“It takes 87 people — 61 people in the House of Representatives and 26 state senators — to vote ‘yes’ to expand Medicaid. This is the year I hope we make it happen.”
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The White House wants to eliminate health coverage for millions of Americans and has ZERO plan to replace it.
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In North Carolina six rural hospitals have closed their doors since 2010. Expanding Medicaid would bring health care access and economic stability to rural our communities.
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Medicaid Expansion Bill - HB76 just passed in the house on Wednesday! Contact your NC senator now to urge her/him to vote for Medicaid expansion in our state! Find contact information here: https://www.ncleg.gov/FindYourLegislators #medicaidexpansion #expandmedicaid #ncmedicaid
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