This week on Flashpoint, WCNC Charlotte's Ben Thompson sits down with US Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra about North Carolina's Medicaid expansion. North Carolina has 2.9 million enrollees in traditional Medicaid coverage. Advocates have estimated that expansion could help 600,000 adults.
"You've just given people peace of mind," Becerra said. "To all those people who today know that if their child all of a sudden becomes deathly ill and needs to go to a hospital, you don't have to worry anymore."
Later, Ben talks with North Carolina Treasurer Dale Folwell, the latest candidate to announce his run for NC governor in 2024. The Republican announced his gubernatorial campaign last week, making him the first republican to declare.
"The governor of North Carolina is the CEO of the largest business in the state, in charge of employing the most people," he said.
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