Coverage gap

Last week, North Carolina became the 40th state to expand access to Medicaid. Given that the expansion option has been available to state governments for nearly a decade, why has this taken so long?

Next month, Medicaid expansion takes place in North Carolina, giving hundreds of thousands of people living in poverty access to coverage for the very first time. But spreading the word takes time and coordination.

A new study takes a look at the potential impact of a North Carolina Medicaid expansion, breaking down the results county-by-county. The report includes a…