Stein calls for full Medicaid funding during Black maternal health event

Stein calls for full Medicaid funding during Black maternal health event

Gov. Josh Stein stood with advocates at the Executive Mansion on Wednesday to mark Black Maternal Health Week, and used the event to call on the General Assembly to close a $319 million Medicaid funding gap when they return to Raleigh next week. “If we do not fully fund Medicaid soon, health care for millions of North Carolinians could be in jeopardy, and the entire health care system weakens,” Stein said. The event brought together lawmakers an…