The House GOP Obamacare-lite bill, the American Health Care Act (AHCA), has officially cleared the House of Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce committees and is now being reviewed…
Despite the North Carolina legislature and other federal obstacles standing in the way, Governor Roy Cooper desperately wants to expand Medicaid, the state-federal program that provides health services…
Health care is huge (yuge) this year. Huge. And it will continue to be a contentious topic of discussion for years to come, as Americans are not only waiting…
It has long been established that the incoming Trump Administration and a Republican-controlled Congress have plans for a partial repeal and replace of Obamacare. What does this entail? There…
Anybody who is in the business of selling the idea of direct primary care (DPC) to patients, employers, or politicians can anticipate the usual pushback that will arise in…
Certificate of Need (CON) laws require your doctor or hospital to request and receive a government permission slip before offering you new technology, better facilities, or more treatment options. CON…
Americans aren’t thrilled with the fact that health care costs continue to eat away at their overall take-home pay. For those who have insurance through their jobs, deductibles have…
North Carolina’s Obamacare exchange market is in crisis mode. UnitedHealth Group and Aetna have backed out. That leaves 80 percent of North Carolinians who don’t have job-based health…
In 2017, a majority of North Carolinians who purchase health insurance on their own will have no choice but to pay their premiums to either Blue Cross and Blue Shield,…
North Carolina legislators are waiting for the feds to approve their 1115 waiver to reform Medicaid, the state-federal health insurance program that covers low-income parents, children, the elderly, blind, and…
