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Covid-19 hospitalizations have been on the rise in the United States for months, with weekly admissions now more than triple what they were two months ago. Seniors have the highest rates of Covid hospitalizations by far, but hospitalizations among children — especially among those younger than 5 — are rising fast.
A deadline is expected to come and go next week with no action on the state budget, potentially pushing the launch of expanded Medicaid coverage to the end of the year.
Republicans continue to meet this week to try to resolve differences they have with each other on the budget.
The budget stalemate delaying Medicaid expansion in North Carolina could have deadly consequences for a cancer patient.
Rep. Donny Lambeth, a Winston-Salem Republican, stands with Democratic and Republican lawmakers to introduce a mental health bill.