North Carolina governor pushes for Medicaid expansion
RALEIGH — In a roundtable discussion with rural hospital executives, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper sought to increase pressure on Republican senators to support legislation that would expand Medicaid coverage to uninsured adults who don’t meet current requirements. A similar bill was proposed in 2017, but failed after GOP opposition.Executives from seven hospitals joined the Democratic governor at Wednesday’s event and expressed support for the idea. They said expanding […]