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Press Release | September 25, 2017

Ben Money Recognized with North Carolina Institute of Medicine Award for Excellence in Health Policy Leadership

By Kaitlin Phillips

The North Carolina Institute of Medicine presented Ben Money, CEO of the N.C. Community Health Center Association (NCCHCA), with the Award for Excellence in Health Policy Leadership at the NCIOM 2017 Annual Meeting today.

Press Release | June 29, 2017

Data Show Decline of Uninsured In North Carolina

By Kaitlin Phillips

According to an issue brief released today by the North Carolina Institute of Medicine (NCIOM), hundreds of thousands of North Carolinians gained health insurance coverage between 2013 and 2015. During that time, state data from the American Community Survey show a 4.7 percentage point decline in the number of uninsured under 65, or 387,000 fewer uninsured North Carolinians.

Press Release | June 1, 2017

Impact of the American Health Care Act: How Repeal and Replace Could Affect North Carolina

By Kaitlin Phillips

The North Carolina Institute of Medicine (NCIOM) today published an issue brief reviewing the American Health Care Act passed by the US House of Representatives on May 4, 2017. The AHCA was designed to “repeal and replace” the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare, through the Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 budget reconciliation process.