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21913
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\"In June, policy analysts at the RAND Corporation determined that the 14 states that turned down Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act were making a giant mistake. The 14, RAND said, would lose $8.4 billion a year in federal funds while denying 3.6 million of their residents--the working poor--a chance to obtain affordable health insurance.\" The KAISER Corporation estimated that accepting the money would create 37,000 new health care jobs in NC. However, Governor Pat McCrory turned down the money. Among those who advised it was Dr. Aldona Woos, Secretary of NCDHW. The state's taxpayers will now be saddled with the payment of the lost billions. Meanwhile, WRAL-TV in Raleigh reported that Woos had handed out $1.7 million in pay raises to 280 staffers, many with \"no career of educational experience for the jobs they hold.\"
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28991
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The Community Alternatives Program in Durham uses Medicaid funds to provide services for children and adults with disabilities and extra needs. The program has helped citizens, such as Sarah Gamble, to have a life and raise a child. Now under a new presidential administration, those previously uninsured and often uninsurable who have gained access to health care under the Affordable Care Act, have found themselves in a deep state of anxiety and uncertainty.
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29029
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According to the Congressional Budget Office, twenty-four million Americans will lose health insurance over the next decade. In North Carolina, individual-market premiums will rise over five-thousand dollars, the second highest increase in the country. Durham County provides a county-level map that compares subsidies and tax credits under the Affordable Care Act and the new American Health Care Act.
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30487
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North Carolina’s largest health insurer, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, announced premium increases for next year. This applies to residents who buy health insurance on the individual market. Several factors contribute to the 2015 rate increases, including Affordable Care Act changes and the underlying growth in healthcare costs.
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