[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 161 (Monday, October 2, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H4949]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               LIFESAVING MEDICAID EXPANSION TAKES EFFECT

  (Mr. DAVIS of North Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DAVIS of North Carolina. Mr. Speaker, today is the day lifesaving 
Medicaid expansion takes effect as the State budget of North Carolina 
becomes law.
  After more than a decade of waiting, in some cases, dying, without 
access to lifesaving healthcare, nearly 95,000 eastern North 
Carolinians trapped in the Medicaid coverage gap now have a lifeline.
  Medicaid expansion will be formally launched in North Carolina on 
December 1, 2023. As co-chair of the State Medicaid Expansion Caucus, I 
want to emphasize my unwavering commitment to this cause. I pledge to 
work closely with my former colleagues in the State legislature to 
ensure Medicaid expansion is implemented effectively and we address the 
unacceptable health disparities that have persisted in the East for far 
too long. Let us stand together and make the delivery of healthcare a 
reality.

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