Rather than apply lessons from Medicaid and Medicare that would make health care work better for all of us, President Trump and Republicans in Congress traded our Medicaid for more tax breaks to the wealthiest households and corporations.
NCGOP Sen. Michael Lee of New Hanover County has spent the last decade-plus publicly portraying himself as a moderate while quietly and devastatingly voting against the interests of North Carolinians time after time.
North Carolina has been particularly hard hit by the Trump administration’s cuts to health care coverage and SNAP, which nearly 1.3 million residents rely on to put food on the table.
I am deeply grateful to Governor Cooper for standing with patients and vetoing North Carolina’s abortion ban. But that veto was overridden by Raleigh Republicans, and my patients continue to live with the consequences today. Now, Whatley wants to take these restrictions nationwide.
NC Democrats have proposed bills to push back against restrictions and protect reproductive health care for communities, as well as bills to improve maternal health in Black and rural communities.
‘I fear every day that somebody is going to say, You don’t have these services anymore,’ said Meredith Vaughn. Meredith Vaughn’s daughter, Vivian, or “Vivi,” as her friends call her, is 12 years old. She is a voracious reader and loves the musicals “Wicked” and “Hamilton.”
Stacy Staggs’ twin daughters, Emma and Sara, were born 12 years ago at just 27 weeks and 4 days. Since that day, Emma has required virtually around-the-clock care to survive, and without a Medicaid waiver program, there’s no way the family could pay for her care.
More than 200,000 North Carolinians have lost Affordable Care Act coverage this year, the largest enrollment decline in the country. Rising premiums and the expiration of enhanced federal subsidies have made health insurance unaffordable for many families who previously relied on marketplace plans.
In an age of healthcare advancements, and in a state where growth and opportunities seem readily available, many of the state’s communities are simply being left behind.
North Carolina Governor Josh Stein signed the bill into law to keep the vital program running, but not without noting some of the “serious flaws.”