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With Medicaid expansion, NC governor solidified health care legacy 

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“We also were able to get tough-on-crime sheriffs who knew that many of the people sitting in their jails needed health care and not handcuffs [….] A lot of people with substance use disorders and mental illness were requiring a lot of attention from their deputies and officers.”

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Rural North Carolina counties would suffer most from Medicaid cuts

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Broader concerns Reduced federal funding for Medicaid could have other ramifications for rural areas. Cuello noted that the program is the nations largest payer for substance use disorder treatment. They relied on Medicaid to pay for Moshers health needs. It is how I got my vaccinations, she said.