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Click here to view and here to listen to Katherine Restrepo discussing this Spotlight report. RALEIGH — Flaws built into the Affordable Care Act are leading to an…

Click here to view and here to listen to Katherine Restrepo discussing this Spotlight report. RALEIGH — The federal health care law known as Obamacare creates more problems…

Click here to view and here to listen to Katherine Restrepo discussing this Policy Report. RALEIGH — Medicaid spending has grown dramatically, while patient health outcomes have declined,…

Click here to view and here to listen to Katherine Restrepo discussing this Policy Report. RALEIGH — Medicaid reform is likely to end up with much better results…

Click here to view and here to listen to John Hood discussing the John Locke Foundation’s recommendations for N.C. health care policy. RALEIGH — North Carolina should reject…

RALEIGH — The U.S. Supreme Court will rule on “one of the most important legal challenges to congressional power” when it considers the legal challenges to ObamaCare. That’s the assessment…

Long-term care in nursing homes, assisted living facilities, or an individual’s own home, is the largest portion of North Carolina’s Medicaid budget. It is also the fastest growing portion of that budget. As the state’s population ages, it will drive even more demand for these services. Medicaid was not meant to be inheritance insurance for baby boomers, but current policy in North Carolina allows it to be exactly this. Encouraging more people to rely on private payment options, such as reverse mortgages or long-term care insurance, will mean lower state costs for care and better results for individuals. This paper examines the state of long-term care in North Carolina, current abuses of the system, and private payment options.

RALEIGH – North Carolina will face “insurmountable” budget problems linked to retiring baby boomers, if the state continues on its current course of long-term care public policy. That’s a key…