Intense patient advocacy, shifting politics, a determined Democratic governor and a handful of maverick Republicans led the state to join 39 others that have expanded Medicaid.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Medicaid expansion will launch Dec. 1 in North Carolina, Gov. Roy Cooper announced on Monday after achieving what he’s sought for nearly seven years on the job and what ...

Medicaid coverage in North Carolina will expand to another 600,000 low-income residents starting Dec. 1, in a move that may be considered Cooper's biggest policy win as governor.

President Trump’s domestic policy law jeopardizes plans to reopen one rural county’s hospital — and health coverage for ...

Here, we describe key contributing factors enabling Medicaid expansion in North Carolina, which could serve as a roadmap for further bipartisan Medicaid reforms. These factors included: building a ...

Expanding Medicaid has several potential benefits that would positively impact rural North Carolina. In addition to improved access to treatment, expanding Medicaid can have implications for local ...

Several states, including NC, have trigger laws where if federal funding drops, so would Medicaid expansion.

Lingering reservations about the welfare state and the cost of expansion are giving way to arguments about Medicaid as an engine for economic growth and a lifeline for struggling hospitals.

Medicaid expansion will launch Dec. 1 in North Carolina, Gov. Roy Cooper announced on Monday after achieving what might be his biggest policy win after nearly seven years in office.