As in Congress, the push for Medicaid work requirements in NC is seen as a way for Republican leaders to consolidate support within their party—even if it risks cutting off coverage for thousands of residents.
In North Carolina, veterans, doctors, nurses, and advocates are calling attention to the harmful effects of Trump’s significant cuts on military service members and their families.
At the press conference — organized by the Coalition Against Right-Wing Extremism (CARE) — speakers underscored what the proposed changes could mean for North Carolina, where about 650,000 residents gained coverage through Medicaid expansion passed by the state legislature in 2023.
Families and advocates across North Carolina, particularly in Eastern Carolina, are sounding the alarm as looming federal budget decisions threaten to slash critical Medicaid funding — a move they say would devastate individuals with autism and their families, according to WITN.
A North Carolina Democrat is trying, for the fourth time, to improve maternal health care in the state. Filed by Chatham County Senator Natalie Murdock, Senate Bill 571, entitled Momnibus 3.0, would create two grant programs.
North Carolinians and medical professionals from Asheville to Fayetteville and Raleigh have expressed grave concerns over the impending cuts as Republicans are looking to roll back the government’s share of Medicaid expansion in their latest budget.
The press conference featured current and future health care professionals as well as community activists who have experience working with Medicaid, a program that provides affordable health care to over 2.6 million working-class, elderly, and disabled North Carolinians.
The bills touch on subjects such as reproductive rights, vaping on school grounds, the practice scope of nurses, and paid sick leave.
The lawsuit was filed in response to the US Department of Health and Human Services announcing it was immediately terminating $11 billion in health care funding across the country, including more than $230 million in funding for North Carolina.
Most people are unaware that newly proposed Medicaid spending cuts from national Republicans could automatically eliminate the coverage won by Medicaid expansion—without any action by our state legislature.