Rural NC Republicans to GOP legislators: Reject 'national party stance' on Medicaid

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RALEIGH
These days, support for Medicaid expansion in North Carolina varies from Republican to Republican.

Republicans in the state House are working on a proposal to expand the federal coverage program for the poor. Republicans in the Senate say they’re not interested in Medicaid expansion. Meanwhile, some Republicans in rural North Carolina feel neglected as they await solutions.

“We don’t have the luxury of doing things based on some national political party’s stance on some issue,” Dale Wiggins, chairman of the Graham County commissioners, told Republican Senate leader Phil Berger in a recent letter.

Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed the GOP’s proposed state budget largely because he wanted to negotiate Medicaid expansion. The Obama-era Affordable Care Act allows for expansion, and 36 states, including some under Republican control, have decided to go along. The proposition is dividing North Carolina Republicans.

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