Weekend Joe: Coming Medicaid Changes’ Impact to NC
- dalton buchanan
- 3 days ago
- 2 min read
New Medicaid rules are coming — but not until after the 2026 midterms. That timing is no accident.
Here’s what you need to know about the changes quietly passed by the GOP in Congress — with full support from Chuck Edwards — and what they could mean for hundreds of thousands of North Carolinians.
🔹 1. Delayed Accountability
The changes passed in the so-called “one big beautiful bill” won’t take effect until 2027, long after the 2026 mid-term elections. That delay conveniently shields Republicans from being held accountable until the 2028 election, hoping voters will forget the damage.
🔹 2. Work Requirements Threaten Medicaid Expansion
The bill forces able-bodied adults ages 19 to 64 to prove they work, study, or volunteer 80 hours per month — with verification required every 6 months.This bureaucratic hurdle could trigger NC’s automatic Medicaid expansion repeal law, risking coverage loss for over 670,000 people.
🔹 3. SNAP Faces a $420M Cliff
The state must now cover an additional $420 million to maintain the SNAP (food stamps) program — or eliminate it.Today, 1.4 million North Carolinians rely on SNAP — including 600,000 children.
🔹 4. Massive Cuts to Rural Health
The new law will cut $3.7 billion from rural hospitals and cost North Carolina $49.9 billion in Medicaid funding over the next 10 years.That means less care, more closures, and harder lives in our rural communities.
🔻 And Guess Who Voted for It?
Chuck Edwards.He voted to strip healthcare, food access, and hospital funding from his own constituents — and now he's defending it.
🗳 Call to Action
📣 Share this post and help your friends and neighbors understand what’s coming.🗓 Mark your calendar: North Carolina’s primary is March 3, 2026.📍 Visit www.myhcdp.com for candidate info, events, and resources.
Let’s turn our backs on Chuck Edwards — and elect a Democrat who puts people first.
Weekend Joe
Carolann Connor – ccnana0920@gmail.com
Joe Elliott – ejoe2397@gmail.com
🧾 Sources:All numbers cited from Andrew R. Jones’ article in The Biltmore Beacon, published July 31, 2025.
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