Here’s what you need to know.
1. Gov. Cooper’s office sent a letter to CMS informing the regulatory body of his intentions to expand the state’s Medicaid program to cover more than 500,000 additional residents starting January 2018.
2. Republican leaders urged CMS to reject the state’s request.
3. Gov. Cooper submitted the request in defiance of a state law requiring all expansion attempts to have the support of the state’s legislature. The governor said in a release the law “doesn’t apply to his draft plan,” without elaborating further.
4.The governor said he was seeking the expansion to generate jobs and help provide care to North Carolina residents.
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