NC Justice Center policy advocate Rebecca Cerese on the one-year anniversary of Medicaid expansion
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North Carolina Justice Center’s Health Advocacy Project policy advocate Rebecca Cerese (File photo)
The past few years have seldom been a time for celebration in the world of North Carolina policymaking. In numerous subject areas, the state legislature has enacted regressive laws that promote inequality, segregation, and a less sustainable planet.
Thankfully, one shining exception to this trend celebrated its one-year anniversary on December first—the expansion of the state’s Medicaid program under the Affordable Care Act. Already, nearly 600,000 North Carolinians have gained access to health insurance and the peace of mind and physical wellbeing that it provides. And this past week NC Newsline sat down with one of the advocates who worked for years to help make expansion a reality — the North Carolina Justice Center’s Health Advocacy Project policy advocate Rebecca Cerese.
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