Why North Carolina is changing course to expand Medicaid

By Jessica Dobrinsky Harris

Published March 10, 2023 3:26am ET

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Why North Carolina is changing course to expand Medicaid — When President Barack Obama and a Democratic Congress enacted the Affordable Care Act in 2010, states got the option of expanding Medicaid programs. Most took the offer of building on their joint federal and state programs, which help cover medical costs for some low-income people. But several states have declined to expand Medicaid under Obamacare, […]

When President Barack Obama and a Democratic Congress enacted the Affordable Care Act in 2010, states got the option of expanding Medicaid programs. Most took the offer of building on their joint federal and state programs, which help cover medical costs for some low-income people.

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