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It’s a done deal: North Carolina House passes Medicaid expansion, sends the bill to Gov. Roy Cooper
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The North Carolina General Assembly has voted to expand Medicaid and the Governor has signed it into law! It will be enacted when the state budget passes. Now we begin the work of making sure all North Carolinians can access this life-transforming care. Please make a gift to NC Child today.
North Carolinians share their experiences of life without health coverage, in their own words.
Medicaid expansion would bring affordable health coverage to more than 100,000 North Carolina parents with children at home. Most of those who would be covered by expanded Medicaid are working – sometimes in multiple jobs. Many work in essential jobs like child care.
When parents and caregivers have health coverage, children are more likely to be covered as well. Research has found that states that expanded Medicaid have significantly lower rates of uninsured children.
Medicaid expansion also supports healthy pregnancies and births by allowing new parents to take care of their health in the critical time before pregnancy.
Medicaid expansion takes real stress off families – both financial and health-related. As a result, in states that have expanded Medicaid, there has been a significant drop in child neglect.
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