RALEIGH, N.C. — A bill to expand Medicaid in North Carolina received final approval from the state Senate on Thursday with near unanimous support and no debate. It will now move to the state House, where it faces an uncertain future.
The procedural vote passed 44-1, with one Republican opposing the measure.
Shortly before its initial passage on Wednesday, GOP Senate leader Phil Berger called on his Republican and Democratic colleagues to urge House members to back the bill.
House Bill 149 faces an uphill battle in the remaining month before this year’s legislative session is expected to come to an end.
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