The Inflation Reduction Act will lower costs for families, combat the climate crisis, reduce the deficit, and finally ask the largest corporations to pay their fair share.
Published: Tuesday, August 16th, 2022 @ 11:12 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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President Joe Biden claimed over the weekend that the so-called Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 would not raise taxes on those making less than $400,000 per year, but a non-partisan organization that crunched the numbers says it will.
Published: Friday, August 12th, 2022 @ 1:25 am
By: Daily Wire
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Government efforts to make things “affordable” instead typically make things worse
Published: Sunday, July 24th, 2022 @ 11:22 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The State Health Plan will comply with a federal court order to fund sex transition operations.
Published: Sunday, July 17th, 2022 @ 7:16 am
By: Carolina Journal
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(Raleigh, N.C.) – State Treasurer Dale R. Folwell, CPA, and the State Health Plan (Plan) Board of Trustees (Board) announced today that the Board will not enforce the Plan’s benefit exclusion regarding treatment or studies leading to or in connection with sex transition or modifications and related
Published: Thursday, July 14th, 2022 @ 8:51 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Axios is reporting that North Carolina Senate Republicans are expected to file a bill that would expand Medicaid in North Carolina.
Published: Thursday, June 2nd, 2022 @ 10:02 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The N.C. General Assembly convenes the 2022 short session after the longest long session in state history concluded in March.
Published: Monday, May 30th, 2022 @ 1:06 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Especially during an election season, taxpayers must be wary of calls to expand government
Published: Thursday, May 26th, 2022 @ 9:01 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The North Carolina General Assembly convened the 2022 short session Wednesday, May 18 after the longest long session in state history concluded in March.
Published: Tuesday, May 24th, 2022 @ 11:51 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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On this day 12 years ago, President Obama signed into law the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare.
Published: Tuesday, March 29th, 2022 @ 10:55 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced a major milestone in its innovative Healthy Opportunities Pilot program with 10 people who are members of managed care successfully receiving a food service delivered through NC Medicaid Managed Care.
Published: Monday, March 28th, 2022 @ 12:05 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Recently the John Locke Foundation team met with candidates running for local office. We highlighted critical principles for local government’s fiscal health and sustainability.
Published: Wednesday, March 2nd, 2022 @ 1:48 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Study Shows North Carolina Hospitals Limit Patients Access to Prices, Refuse to Abandon Secret Contracts and Hidden Prices Contrary to Attorney General's Recent Report
Published: Monday, February 14th, 2022 @ 2:58 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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State Treasurer Dale Folwell is raising concerns about hospitals’ compliance with federal price transparency laws. Folwell highlights new research that “directly counters” competing claims about price transparency from Attorney General Josh Stein.
Published: Sunday, February 13th, 2022 @ 10:00 am
By: Carolina Journal
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On Wednesday, Sens. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Bernie Sanders (I-VT) reportedly fought privately regarding President Biden’s social spending plan, with Manchin indicating how the amount of funding he was comfortable with: zero.
Published: Thursday, December 23rd, 2021 @ 3:23 am
By: Daily Wire
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One year ago, with the country at a crossroads, President Biden unveiled his Build Back Better Agenda.
Published: Monday, November 8th, 2021 @ 11:21 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Philip Klein of National Review Online urges Republicans to reject the latest Democratic spending plan on Capitol Hill.
Published: Wednesday, October 20th, 2021 @ 11:40 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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At least one judge considering the latest certificate-of-need case at the N.C. Court of Appeals sees a key problem with the state’s CON law.
Published: Wednesday, August 18th, 2021 @ 10:58 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The Affordable Care Act remains the law of the land.
Published: Thursday, July 1st, 2021 @ 7:08 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Two bills, which would allow medical professionals who aren’t doctors greater latitude in serving patients, are advancing in the Senate.
Published: Thursday, June 17th, 2021 @ 3:45 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced the selection of organizations to serve three regions of the state
Published: Monday, June 7th, 2021 @ 8:47 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Senate is close to approving a trio of health care bills aimed at reducing costs and increasing transparency in the system.
Published: Tuesday, May 11th, 2021 @ 5:08 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Legislation introduced in this session of the General Assembly seeks to reduce restrictions created by certificate of need laws, which critics say reduce access to health care and increase costs.
Published: Wednesday, May 5th, 2021 @ 12:50 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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State treasurer says charges to state employees health insurance should be transparent.
Published: Saturday, April 17th, 2021 @ 7:27 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and its state partners today released the updated breastfeeding support NC Making It Work toolkit.
Published: Tuesday, March 16th, 2021 @ 3:45 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Lawmakers have introduced a pair of bills that would give broader scope-of-practice opportunities for advanced practice registered nurses in North Carolina.
Published: Friday, March 12th, 2021 @ 11:07 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Certificate of Need laws have ruined governors and exiled the wealthy and the powerful to federal prison.
Published: Wednesday, March 10th, 2021 @ 8:55 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Three Schools Will Each Be Gifted a $100,000 DON’T QUIT! Fitness Center
Published: Tuesday, February 9th, 2021 @ 12:55 pm
By: Governor's Office
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The Biden-Harris Administration will open a Special Enrollment Period for Americans to sign up for health coverage and roll back attacks on the Affordable Care Act, Medicaid, and access to reproductive health care
Published: Friday, January 29th, 2021 @ 8:37 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Unfortunately, our current politicized culture causes many to look first to the government when they think about charitable giving and helping those in need.
Published: Sunday, December 27th, 2020 @ 10:26 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Time is running out for North Carolina’s State Health Plan.
Published: Wednesday, October 28th, 2020 @ 12:38 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Taxes and employee benefits are at the center of the race for N.C. treasurer.
Published: Wednesday, October 14th, 2020 @ 12:39 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Program will increase access to testing, but legislature should expand Medicaid when they meet this week
Published: Thursday, September 3rd, 2020 @ 5:32 pm
By: Governor's Office
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About a dozen protesters stood in the rain on an Asheville sidewalk at Mission Health on Friday, Aug. 21. Some held umbrellas or “Vote No” signs.
Published: Thursday, August 27th, 2020 @ 7:23 am
By: Carolina Journal
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