North Carolina Policy Solutions
General Assembly Reform
Introduction The General Assembly is the most powerful branch of the North Carolina government and the closest to the people, so it should also be accountable and responsive to North Carolina citizens. There are two basic…
Government Transparency
Introduction American patriot Patrick Henry noted, “The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure, when the transactions of their rulers may be concealed from them.” Government touches almost every aspect of…
Parental Rights
Introduction One hundred years ago, in Pierce vs. Society of Sisters (1925), the United States Supreme Court issued a landmark decision affirming parents’ rights to send their child to a private school. Today few parents know…
Telemedicine
Introduction Telemedicine is a leading innovation that has proven to expedite the delivery of health care. Telemedicine is the use of technology to deliver health care, health information, or health education at a distance.…
Scope-of-Practice Reform
Introduction For patients living in rural North Carolina, quality health care can be hard to find. Currently, more than 3. 2 million people, or one-third of the state’s population, live a designated primary care health…
Medicaid Expansion
Introduction Medicaid is a program funded jointly by the state and federal governments. Its core functions include paying medical providers for services rendered to low-income parents, children, pregnant women, the elderly,…
Health Benefit Mandates
Introduction There are many opportunities for North Carolina lawmakers to help lower the cost of health insurance. One way is to re-examine the 57 health benefit mandates that state officials have passed into law since the…
Direct Primary Care
Introduction The excessive amount of health care regulation that deteriorates the physician/patient relationship is pushing some doctors to opt out of insurance contracts so they can spend more time with their patients. This…
Dental Care Access
Introduction The importance of oral health is often overlooked in the broader health care discussion. Sustaining proper oral health at a young age and into one’s elderly years is an essential factor in maintaining one’s…
Certificate of Need
Introduction A Certificate of Need program (CON) limits health care supply unless state health care planners determine a specific “need.” Based on the theory that the economics of health care is unlike any other market, CON…
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