{"id":2456258,"date":"2025-07-07T09:42:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T13:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/medicaid-finances-most-north-carolina-births-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-07-07T09:44:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T13:44:08","slug":"medicaid-finances-most-north-carolina-births-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/medicaid-finances-most-north-carolina-births-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Medicaid finances most North Carolina births &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmedicaid-finances-most-north-carolina-births-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2456258&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the impact of recent budget reconciliation efforts on healthcare and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizona-ag-brnovich-calls-on-gov-ducey-to-take-three-actions-to-address-border-crisis\/\" title=\"Arizona AG Brnovich Calls On Gov. Ducey To Take Three Actions To Address Border Crisis\">food assistance programs<\/a> in North Carolina, particularly focusing on Medicaid and SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). Democratic Governor Josh Stein warned that approximately 500,000 residents could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-adds-to-house-headache-with-promise-to-rework-trump-megabill-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Senate adds to House headache with promise to rework Trump mega... - Washington Examiner\">lose health coverage<\/a> as a result of the cuts, which may leave 1.4 million people, including 600,000 children, without necessary food assistance. He urged the General Assembly to protect these programs while criticizing federal decisions that neglect North Carolinians&#8217; needs. <\/p>\n<p>Conversely, Republican Rep. Greg Murphy argued that the reliance on Medicaid stems from historical policies that undermine conventional family structures.In response, Rep. Alma Adams highlighted the potential negative consequences for vulnerable groups, including single mothers, children, and rural communities. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >discussion reflects broader tensions<\/a> over healthcare financing, as nearly half of the births in North Carolina are covered by Medicaid, indicating the program&#8217;s critical role in supporting low-income families. Lastly, recent data show important participation in the SNAP program, emphasizing the reliance on governmental support in the state.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Medicaid finances most North Carolina births<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2167707\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &ndash; At or on top of the list of complaints from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Democrats<\/a> on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/budgets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">budget<\/a> reconciliation bill signed into law on Friday were slashes to government programs, namely <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/medicaid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Medicaid<\/a> and SNAP.<\/p>\n<p>First-term Democratic Gov. Josh Stein estimated 500,000 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/north-carolina\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">North Carolinians<\/a> would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-gop-hands-trump-big-beautiful-bill-victory\/\" title=\"House GOP hands Trump &#039;big, beautiful ...&#039; victory\">lose health care coverage<\/a> and 1.4 million, including 600,000 children, &ldquo;could find themselves without the help they need to afford food.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3463972\/tesla-shares-decline-elon-musk-new-political-party\/\">Tesla shares on the decline amid Musk&#8217;s launch of a new party<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3463947\/schumer-inspector-general-link-nws-staff-cuts-texas-flood\/\">Schumer asks inspector general to investigate link between NWS staff cuts and Texas flood<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3463089\/working-class-support-mamdani-trump-bogeyman\/\">Working-class support eludes Mamdani as Trump finds a bogeyman<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>SNAP is the acronym for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known also as food stamps.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The General Assembly must step up to protect our bipartisan Medicaid expansion law and food assistance through SNAP,&rdquo; Stein said. &ldquo;This will require taking a hard look at our laws, our state budget, and our long-term revenue requirements. Even as those in Washington have left North Carolinians behind, I stand ready to do whatever I can to protect people&rsquo;s health care and job and keep children fed and healthy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Republican U.S. Rep. Dr. Greg Murphy, the day before he and his colleagues agreed to the Senate&rsquo;s changes, offered a different look.<\/p>\n<p>He said, &ldquo;We wouldn&rsquo;t be in this damn mess with Medicaid if Democrats had not pushed the Great Society programs which destroyed the nuclear family and now 52% of the births in North Carolina are born to mothers on Medicaid.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Countering from the other side, Rep. Alma Adams, D-N.C., said, &ldquo;Republicans in Congress need to face the fact people that will suffer from this bill. Single mothers who can&rsquo;t afford to see a doctor. Children who are going to bed hungry. Rural communities whose hospitals will close. Veterans who served our country, but we won&rsquo;t support. These are the people this bill betrays.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Great Society programs is a reference to the 36th president, Lyndon Johnson, successor to John F. Kennedy following the Nov. 22, 1963, assassination. A key initiative of Johnson, fourth Democrat to be president of the five between the quarter-century elections of 1932 and 1968, was the &ldquo;war on poverty&rdquo; and aligned legislation in health care, urban renewal, education and environmental conservation.<\/p>\n<p>In the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/schs.dph.ncdhhs.gov\/schs\/births\/matched\/2023\/2023-Births-Medicaid.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">latest numbers available on the state Department of Health and Human Services website<\/a>, North Carolina in 2023 had 120,065 births &ndash; with 58,939 (49.1%) charted non-Medicaid.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3460097\/lara-trump-senate-north-carolina-trump-first-choice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">TRUMP SAYS DAUGHTER-IN-LAW, LARA TRUMP, IS HIS &lsquo;FIRST CHOICE&rsquo; TO RUN FOR NORTH CAROLINA SENATE SEAT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Within those not financed by Medicaid, 68.7% were white, 11% Black, 10.8% Hispanic and nearly 1% in other defined categories. For those financed by Medicaid, 38.9% were white, 35% Black, 17.3% Hispanic, and nearly nine-tenths of 1% in other defined categories.<\/p>\n<p>According to the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/fns-prod.azureedge.us\/sites\/default\/files\/resource-files\/snap-state-factsheet-nc.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service&rsquo;s latest available numbers<\/a>, the state had more than 1.5 million SNAP participants in fiscal year 2022. That included 648,229 children under age 18. Average benefits each month into the state were $225.22 million. The state has more than 9,100 retailers accepting SNAP benefits.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2167707\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2167707\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Medicaid funds most births in North Carolina, with Democrats criticizing recent budget cuts to programs like Medicaid and SNAP. 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