by Thomas Mills | Jul 6, 2014 | DHHS, Editor's Blog, Medicaid |
The News & Observer began a series this weekend outlining the Medicaid problems facing North Carolina. Two things are clear. The system has had problems for a very long time. And, two, Pat McCrory has made the problems worse, not better. In the big picture, the...
by Thomas Mills | Jun 27, 2014 | Budget, Editor's Blog, NCGA
Schadenfreude-a feeling of enjoyment that comes from seeing or hearing about the troubles of other people. That’s the feeling I get watching Budget Director Art Pope doing battle with the Senate leadership. Oh, I know it’s a cheap thrill derived from being a member of...
by Thomas Mills | Jun 5, 2014 | Editor's Blog, Medicaid |
So far, Pat McCrory and the legislature have rejected the Medicaid expansion that would offer healthcare to 500,000 North Carolinians because: Medicaid is broken. they don’t trust the federal government to follow through on their commitment. it would be too...
by Thomas Mills | Apr 18, 2014 | Economy, Editor's Blog, Education, NC Politics |
Well, the results are coming in and they’re not looking good for the GOP. work force is shrinking while our population is growing, they’ve screwed up every crisis that’s come along from Medicaid to coal ash and the only people who are really benefiting from...
by Thomas Mills | Mar 25, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Democrats, Editor's Blog, NC Politics, US Senate |
When I was growing up, there was a joke about a priest, a hippie and then-Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in an airplane. The plane’s engines gave out but there were only two parachutes. Kissinger quickly said, “Well, I’m the smartest man in the world and the world...
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