NCHA supports Medicaid expansion to improve access to high-quality healthcare and close the gap for North Carolinians who are uninsured.
NCHA is a supporting organization of Care4Carolina, a coalition that belives access to quality, affordable health care helps build a healthier, stronger North Carolina. Covering the uninsured means better premium value for North Carolinians with private health insurance by lowering costs for everyone. Providing health insurance coverage will help people gain access to the care they need, which improves health outcomes. Lean more here.
- 2021 Legislator Handbook
- Who’s in the Coverage Gap?
- Families Can’t Wait for Health Care
- Closing the Coverage Gap to Reduce Medical Debt
- Closing the Coverage Gap Improves Labor Force Participation
- Closing the Coverage Gap Incentivizes Work
- Closing the Coverage Gap Improves Health
- Close the Gap to Improve Mental Health
- Close the Gap to Improve Rural Health
- Closing the Coverage Gap Benefits Farmers
- Veterans and the Coverage Gap
- Cancer and the Coverage Gap
- Heart Disease and the Coverage Gap
NCHA Staff Contact

Nicholle Karim, MSW, LCSW
Senior Director of Policy Development
919-677-4105
nkarim@ncha.org
Member Resources
Understanding Medicaid in North Carolina
- Medicaid in North Carolina published by the Kaiser Family Foundation
- The Effects of Medicaid Expansion under the ACA: Updated Findings from a Literature Review, published by the Kaiser Family Foundation
- Status of State Medicaid Expansion Decisions: Interactive Map by the Kaiser Family Foundation
- Key Facts about the Uninsured Population by the Kaiser Family Foundation
Rebuttals to Arguments Against Medicaid Expansion
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