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NC's high healthcare cost and Senate efforts to tackle it

NC's high healthcare cost and Senate efforts to tackle it

Update: 2025-03-07
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N.C. Sen. Benton Sawrey, R-Johnston, landed an influential role in his second term this session as co-chair of the Senate’s committees on healthcare. He joined WUNC's Colin Campbell to talk about efforts to address the unusually high costs of healthcare in North Carolina, including a recent bill to limit insurance coverage mandates and some other proposals in the works for later this year. Sawrey also discussed the prospects of federal Medicaid cuts, the upcoming state budget process and a new sports caucus.

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NC's high healthcare cost and Senate efforts to tackle it

NC's high healthcare cost and Senate efforts to tackle it

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