Another GOP State Talks Medicare Expansion, Avoiding Term
“Five years after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling gave states the option of expanding Medicaid coverage to more of the poor, North Carolina remains among the 19 holdouts despite promises that Washington would cover 90 percent or more of the cost.
Now facing a potential hit to rural hospitals next year and signals of changes brewing in Washington, three Republican legislators with health care backgrounds are proposing a break from GOP opposition to a key element of President Barack Obama’s health insurance overhaul law.”