A January 2018 research article that Medicaid expansion was associated with better financial performance for hospitals and lower likelihoods of closure.

Source: https://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2023/02/20/rural-hospitals-gird-for-unwinding-of-pandemic-medicaid-coverage/

“ECU Health vocally advocated for Medicaid expansion for nearly a decade and has been equally vocal on the need for continued investment in rural health care across the state,” the health system said in a statement.

Source: https://ncnewsline.com/2023/11/29/more-people-in-nc-will-have-health-insurance-on-dec-1-but-theres-more-to-do-to-improve-access/

Hospitals across our state agreed to furnish the other 10 percent of the cost, meaning Medicaid expansion wouldn’t cost North Carolina taxpayers an additional cent.

Source: https://s24519.pcdn.co/opinion/36216/tom-campbell-what-took-so-long

“If there is a person in the state of North Carolina that has spoken out against Medicaid expansion more than I have, I’d like to meet that person,” Berger said in May, when he shocked many in North Carolina politics with his about-face.

Source: https://www.wral.com/how-nc-s-multibillion-dollar-medicaid-deal-was-reached-and-who-benefits/20745688/

In recent years, the voting population made its wishes known on Medicaid expansion, medical marijuana and political redistricting—plus fairly definitive shows of opposition to food taxes and support for liquor deregulation.

Source: https://www.cityweekly.net/utah/are-utahs-best-ideas-coming-from-outside-the-house-and-senate/Content?oid=19427325

Medicaid expansion has become a key political issue under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) — commonly known as Obamacare.

Source: https://biztoc.com/x/a4045dd73252c5fe?ref=ff

Medicaid expansion will be transformative for access to health care in rural areas, for better mental health and for veterans, working adults and their families while bringing billions in federal dollars to the state.

Source: https://www.bladenjournal.com/news/71939/nc-medicaid-expansion-will-launch-on-dec-1-2

SALISBURY — The Rowan County Board of Commissioners heard an update on the rollout of Medicaid expansion and the new state budget and how those will affect the managed-care organization system in the state during their meeting on Monday.

Source: https://www.salisburypost.com/2023/12/10/commissioners-hear-update-on-county-behavioral-health-provider-during-medicaid-expansion/

Those divisions are part of the reason Medicaid expansion wasn’t mentioned in the letter hospitals sent.

Source: https://urbanmilwaukee.com/2023/05/23/over-100-hospitals-push-legislature-to-hike-medicaid-funding/