To: The North Carolina State House and Governor Roy Cooper

Expand Medicaid Coverage in North Carolina

We, the undersigned, urge the North Carolina House and Governor McCrory to consider the positive effects of Medicaid expansion on North Carolina communities, and not follow the North Carolina Senate in its intention to reject billions of health care dollars that are much needed in our state.

Why is this important?

In North Carolina, there are 720,000 uninsured adults who would be eligible for Medicaid if the state expanded its Medicaid program.

Providing such coverage will help people gain access to the care they need, which can improve health outcomes.

In addition, the expansion would add about $1.4 billion to North Carolina's economy and total employment would increase by about 23,000 jobs.