Patrick Dunnagan of Raleigh said at a Sept. 22 rally that Medicaid was critical to his being able to afford treatment for kidney failure. (Photo: Lynn Bonner/NC Newsline)
With time running short, the state Senate approved additional money for Medicaid insurance to avoid threatened payment reductions to a broad range of health care providers, which legislators warned could result in sick people losing their medical care.
The Senate added $90 million to $600 million already approved to cover Medicaid cost increases from inflation, changes in the types of care delivered, and other factors, and added $83.6 million for Medicaid administration…