We can expand medicaid now

On Valentine's Day hundreds of advocates for Medicaid Expansion swarmed through the General Assembly, visiting Representatives and Senators to urge them to finally support Medicaid Expansion. For 10 years Republicans have been holding back on the grounds that the Federal Government wouldn't come through with their promised 90% of reimbursement for the 600,000 working adults who make too much to qualify for traditional Medicaid, and too little to afford health insurance on the Affordable Care marketplace. 

We took a carrots approach: handing out valentines and candy hearts with notes that said: Wouldn't it be sweet if we expanded Medicaid?

And the house passed HB 76 Access to Health Care Options the next day! Not as clean a bill as we would like, but after 10 years of saying no they finally said yes! Medicaid expansion is good for North Carolina.

Now we need to get the Senate to act too! 39 states have already expanded Medicaid. The Federal government has added lots of sweeteners if the General Assembly acts soon to extend health insurance to the 600,000 North Carolinians who will be covered.

Please help us to convince the Senate to act now! North Carolina Justice Center has prepared this link for you to reach out to your Senator. We’ve featured above a copy of the flyer we shared with legislators on Valentine's Day to help you craft your message.

C2C and Durham Democratic Women also crafted county specific flyers in 2020 to encourage the General Assembly to act.  You can find the one for your county here.