Health Care

Spotlight: Hundreds Rally on Valentine’s Day to Protect Health Care for Millions

By Eleanore Wood / February 16, 2017 / Comments Off on Spotlight: Hundreds Rally on Valentine’s Day to Protect Health Care for Millions

It was a crisp Tuesday morning when close to 100 citizens gathered outside Senator Tillis’ office in Raleigh. It was Valentine’s Day, but not everyone was feeling love from their politicians. With Congress attempting to repeal the Affordable Care Act, and the General Assembly suing Governor Cooper for trying to expand Medicaid, it seems as…

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Hundreds Rally to Protect the ACA, Expand Medicaid on Valentine’s Day

By Eleanore Wood / February 15, 2017 / Comments Off on Hundreds Rally to Protect the ACA, Expand Medicaid on Valentine’s Day

On Valentine’s Day, hundreds of people across the state gathered outside Thom Tillis and Richard Burr’s offices to protest the ACA repeal, calling for the lawmakers to “have a heart.” Those at the rallies challenged lawmakers to consider the people instead of party politics, telling their personal stories and explaining how the ACA has helped…

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