March 2, 2022
The Joint Legislative Committee on Access to Care and Medicaid Expansion convened again this week to continue discussions on the health care workforce shortage in North Carolina, how Medicaid expansion would financially impact the state, and how health care outcomes would be improved if the state were to increase access to health insurance.
February 22, 2021
The Joint Legislative Committee on Access to Care and Medicaid Expansion convened last Friday for its first meeting. The committee received presentations on a wide range of topics related to improving access to health care and health insurance for North Carolinians. Many of the presentations contained a high-level overview of the issues and the committee plans to dive into greater detail in subsequent meetings. Below is a brief summary of the meeting with links to the presentations that were shared.
January 14, 2022
Following an expedited three-day trial on the constitutionality of North Carolina’s new state legislative and congressional district maps, a panel of superior court judges unanimously ruled that the new maps will stand and are within the bounds of the state’s constitution.
November 16, 2021
North Carolina House and Senate Republican leaders released a final conference budget on Monday after months of negotiations with Governor Cooper’s office. The two-year budget allocates a combination of revenue streams, including nearly $53 billion from the state’s General Fund and an additional $5.1 billion from the federal government’s American Rescue Plan Act. Highlights of the budget proposal can be found below.
November 4, 2021
The North Carolina House and Senate gave final approval to new state and congressional district maps today.
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