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North Carolina lawmakers nearing final Medicaid expansion OK

By GARY D. ROBERTSON - Mar 22, 2023, 07:19 PM ET
Last Updated - Jun 22, 2023, 02:26 PM EDT
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ASSOCIATED PRESS

An agreement to expand Medicaid in North Carolina has reached the cusp of final legislative approval following a state House vote

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — An agreement to expand Medicaid in North Carolina neared final legislative approval Wednesday as the House agreed to a bipartisan plan to ease or eliminate regulations that block the opening of new hospital beds or operating expensive equipment.

Republican lawmakers had been skeptical for nearly a decade about accepting expansion, which originated from the 2010 federal Affordable Care Act.

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But the House voted 95-21 for legislation stemming from a deal between House and Senate GOP leaders, announced three weeks ago, that would direct state health officials to accept Medicaid coverage for potentially 600,000 low-income adults.

Legislators also were convinced by an estimated extra $1.75 billion in cash over two years that Congress approved in a COVID-19 recovery law if North Carolina joined now.

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