medicaid

November 7, 2013 - The national debate over "Obamacare" rages on, but whose voices are being heard? Not those of black teenagers in the impoverished Mississippi Delta -- at least until now.

October 30, 2013 - Forgotten amid the controversial health exchange rollout: The deep impact of last year's Supreme Court ruling letting states opt out of expanding Medicaid.

October 28, 2013 - Leaders of North Carolina's Moral Monday movement are inviting the public to sign on to an open letter urging Gov. Pat McCrory to convene a "Special Redemption Session" of the legislature to reconsider recent decisions denying Medicaid expansion and cutting unemployment benefits.

October 25, 2013 - Saying they hope to ease the pain from the federal government shutdown, Gov. Pat McCrory this week announced he was sending turnip greens from the state prison farm to food banks, while state budget director Art Pope's foundation said it would contribute $185,000 to various charities. But can such alms-giving make up for policies that weaken public assistance programs?

September 6, 2013 - A flawed Cato study claims that "welfare" pays better than work.

August 30, 2013 - Fast food workers in cities across the South and elsewhere in the U.S. went on strike this week as part of a campaign to raise wages. We take a by-the-numbers look at why they're taking action.

August 1, 2013 - Across the South, Republican governors and state legislatures have turned down federal funding to expand Medicaid, excluding millions of uninsured, working-poor residents from health care coverage -- and missing an opportunity to shift costs away from expensive emergency-room care.