“The General Assembly has failed you, but it is not too late for them to step up and do the right thing.”

North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein. At a press conference in Raleigh, Stein urged lawmakers to approve additional Medicaid funding to prevent cuts that could affect the state’s more than 3 million enrollees. Without action, reductions set to begin Wednesday include a 3 percent across-the-board drop in provider payments, steeper cuts for some, and an end to coverage of drugs prescribed for weight loss. The changes are separate from reductions tied to the federal One Big Beautiful Bill. (Raleigh News & Observer)