Healthcare costs increase as budget impasse continues

Healthcare costs increase as budget impasse continues

North Carolina remains the only state in the country without a comprehensive budget for the 2025-2027 biennium. Without a fully updated budget, public programs, such as Medicaid, lack the necessary funding to succeed, and residents are bearing the brunt of the state legislature’s impasse with increasing healthcare costs. “North Carolinians who rely on Medicaid are suffering because the General Assembly has failed to fully fund the program,” Stei…