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Older and disabled Medicaid recipients, advocates ‘extraordinarily worried’ about potential Medicaid cuts 

NC Health News

But the law that expanded North Carolinas Medicaid program contains a trigger law that says if the funding match from the federal government decreases , North Carolinas Medicaid expansion program automatically ends. However, most of the Medicaid expansion population works already in low-wage jobs where health insurance is not offered.

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Rural Hospitals and Patients Are Disconnected From Modern Care

KFF Health News

The Greene County Health System, with only three doctors, has no intensive care unit or surgical services. High-speed broadband is the new backbone of America’s health care system, which depends on electronic health records, high-tech wireless equipment, and telehealth access. Then: Beep. ” Sen.