Health Care
Focusing on creating and pushing legislation that secures a free, competitive health care market for North Carolinians.
The Fog of COVID-19 Data: Chasing stats when the state lacks transparency
DHHS has never been transparent with its data, its processes, or its decision criteria, which has undermined trust in what it has reported and stoked suspicions when it has made…
Democrats use Obamacare to attack Supreme Court nominee
Editors at Issues and Insights probe a Democratic angle of attack against Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett. Apparently unable to come up with any alleged high school hijinks…
Scientist attacked for questioning COVID-19 orthodoxy
Joy Pullmann writes for the Federalist about a concerted attack against one scientific outlier. Centers for Disease Control Director Dr. Robert Redfield told a colleague Friday “Dr. Scott Atlas is…
Medicaid Enrollment Numbers Call for Caution in State Spending
Medicaid enrollment is up across the country, including North Carolina, which means costs are up, too. States don't have the flexibility to borrow and print money as the federal government…
Big Government, Big Price Tag – Part 1
Introduction The Affordable Care Act (ACA), sometimes referred to as Obamacare, gave states the option to expand the Medicaid program to include non-elderly adults up to 138 percent of the…
This weekend on Carolina Journal Radio
A judge has approved a courtroom deal that could lead to billions of dollars in new spending on N.C. public schools in the years ahead. Terry Stoops analyzes this latest…
New Carolina Journal Online features
Julie Havlak reports for Carolina Journal Online that a nurses union win in Asheville could mean a loss for patients. John Trump’s Daily Journal challenges the notion that Gov. Roy…
This weekend on Carolina Journal Radio
COVID-19 has forced massive changes in our lives, but this is not the first time North Carolina has reacted to a worldwide pandemic. Brenée Goforth contrasts today’s COVID-19 safety measures…
NC’s COVID-19 hospitalizations: an update
You've probably never even heard that hospitalizations have been trending downward the past few weeks.
Care4Carolina Careless with Medicaid Expansion Survey Questions
A recent survey sponsored by Care4Carolina gauged the opinions of registered voters in North Carolina about health care issues and Medicaid expansion. There are wide-ranging results concerning voters’ support of…
Nurses Union Battle is Bigger than Mission Hospital
North Carolina is in the middle of a union battle at Mission Hospital in Asheville. On September 4, 2020, The Daily News reported on the union ballot initiative’s potential implications…
New Carolina Journal Online features
Lindsay Marchello of Carolina Journal Online reviews the week’s top stories in N.C. political news. Donald van der Vaart’s Daily Journal explores how government lockdowns and restrictions have contributed to…