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Certificate of Need: Does It Actually Control Healthcare …

WebThe Certificate of Need program’s effectiveness at reducing healthcare expenditures is verifiable; the issue has been studied by healthcare researchers, the federal government, …

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Expanding Access to Medical Care in Rural North Carolina

WebRural North Carolina counties face a significant doctor shortage. Access to care for our state’s rural population has become so acute that a new legislative study …

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How to close the health insurance coverage gap

WebSHARE: Twitter Facebook Linkedin Email More Uninsured individuals fall in the health insurance coverage gap if their income is too low to qualify for a subsidy on …

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No, healthcare capacity will not increase to meet rising …

WebNo, healthcare capacity will not increase to meet rising demand due to Medicaid expansion. April 2, 2019 by Brian Balfour. More. Medicaid expansion …

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Affordable Healthcare for the Poor and Uninsured

WebIn spite of the significant expansion of government programs such as Medicaid and NC Health Choice over the last several years, the number of uninsured North Carolinians …

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Medicaid Expansion: Learning from History

WebSHARE: Twitter Facebook Linkedin Email More Medicaid began as state/federal program to help the neediest among us. The Obama Administration sought …

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Is America facing a watershed moment on healthcare

WebThe cost of a Medicare for all single-payer system is estimated by some at $32 trillion over the next decade and would require a whopping 60 percent increase in …

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NC doctors lack capacity to accommodate Medicaid …

WebSHARE: Twitter Facebook Linkedin Email More 83 Percent of NC doctors are at full capacity or already overextended 79 NC counties are designated as “primary …

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Medicaid Expansion “By the Numbers” Infographic

WebOn January 1, 2021, Civitas joined forces with John Locke Foundation! You can access the latest research from our team at johnlocke.org.

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New Study: Medicaid Expansion does not create jobs or …

WebA February study released by the Foundation for Government Accountability (FGA) lays waste to the claims by Medicaid expansion advocates that expansion would …

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Certificate of Need: The Cost of the Process

WebSHARE: Twitter Facebook Linkedin Email More A hospital applying for authorization to use their own funds for hospital projects will, on average, pay a minimum …

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How government makes healthcare more expensive; and what we …

WebAnother way in which the federal and state government contributes to high healthcare costs is through the suppression of the supply of providers and services. In …

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North Carolina’s Mental Health Crisis in One Graph

WebLast week, the Civitas Institute published the first article in a three-part series about North Carolina’s mental health system. The article described the disastrous effect …

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The Education Budget: Three Things You Should Know

WebIn fact, over the past five years, state appropriations for all public education have actually increased 14.1 percent, growing from $10.8 billion (current dollars) in 2010 …

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Get The Facts… On Abstinence Education

WebNorth Carolina currently mandates that all students from kindergarten to 9th grade be taught a “comprehensive school health education program” that includes …

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The state budget: Where the money actually goes, and how to cut …

WebThe biggest slice of the pie is the 58 percent (roughly $13.8 billion) spent on education. The education category includes K-12, community colleges and the UNC …

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Stem Cell Research in North Carolina … What’s Really Going On

WebIn 2005, North Carolina institutions reported $8.3 million in campus-based stem cell research projects. Two years later, Wake Forest University alone reported $10 …

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Bad Bill of the Week: Expansion of Government Control …

WebPolitics is about control. The more areas of society that are politicized, the more control the political class lords over its citizens. Everything from education, to …

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“Father” of Canadian Health Care Admits its a Failure

WebJust yesterday, I wrote about how unpopular the British healthcare system has become. Today comes news that the man largely responsible for Canada’s …

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