Medicaid Advocates Cheer North Carolina’s Vote To Expand Program

The North Carolina legislature sent Gov. Roy Cooper (D) on Thursday (March 23) its proposal to expand Medicaid for an estimated 600,000 adults -- a move cheered by Medicaid advocates who hope the movement could spread to the remaining 10 states that have yet to take up expansion. Earlier in March, the GOP-led legislature in North Carolina reached a deal that would pave the way for the state to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act . If Cooper signs...