State Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey has approved an average rate increase of nearly 30% for ACA plans sold through Healthcare.gov. Causey said the increases reflect rising health care costs as well as provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which President Donald Trump signed into law in July.
“We look forward to continuing the collaborative effort needed to make sure everyone has access to affordable, high-quality, patient-centered health care while reducing the burden on rural health providers,” said NCDHHS Secretary Dev Sangvai.
Tras el inicio de un operativo de la Patrulla Fronteriza en Charlotte, muchos trabajadores de la construcción dejaron de asistir a sus empleos por temor a ser detenidos y deportados. Un plomero que ha vivido en Estados Unidos durante 25 años decidió no salir de su casa por semanas. “Tenemos que escondernos como criminales, aunque no lo somos”, dijo.
It’s official, North Carolina is the last state in the nation without a state budget, and Governor Josh Stein says he’s still at the table waiting for lawmakers to pass one. “I am here at the table. Whenever the legislature is ready to join me at the table and get to work. I’m ready to welcome them,” Stein said in an interview with the Raleigh News & Observer.
As of January 1st, enhanced tax credits, a resource that provided financial assistance to individuals by lowering premiums for healthcare coverage in the Affordable Care Act marketplace, have expired. The consequences of this are that many North Carolinians will see their premiums spike significantly this year, lose coverage, or remain uninsured.
Jackson’s office warned that losing the funding would force schools to shut down programs and could lead to layoffs in the middle of the school year. “Our kids deserve better,” Jackson said in a statement. “A surprise cut of nearly $50 million from rural schools, with virtually no notice and no allegation of misuse, is unlawful and harmful.”
Over a year after Helene, many communities are still waiting for meaningful relief. At the center of that failure is Michael Whatley, a man who claimed influence, access, and authority but has delivered little and shown up even less.
La Corte Suprema de Carolina del Norte continúa sin emitir un fallo en la histórica demandaLeandro sobre el financiamiento de las escuelas públicas, dejando el caso en el limbo más de 660 días después de que se escucharan los alegatos orales. La demora es inusual y se produce pese a que el tribunal ya publicó sus decisiones finales del año sin incluir este caso clave, que podría definir el futuro de la educación pública en el estado.
Donald Trump ha retomado la promesa de enviar cheques de reembolso de hasta $2,000 a los estadounidenses en 2026, asegurando que los fondos provendrían de los ingresos generados por los aranceles. Sin embargo, la propuesta carece de un plan concreto y enfrenta importantes obstáculos legales y políticos que ponen en duda su viabilidad.
My husband and I are small business owners, so we rely on the Affordable Care Act for health care coverage. We currently pay $400 per month for medical and dental care. But, because of Republicans’ refusal to fix the crisis they’ve created, our monthly medical health premium is expected to cost us 240% more in 2026. And my daughter, a Medicaid recipient, could lose coverage altogether.