The Civitas Institute, a conservative think tank founded and bankrolled by N.C. budget director Art Pope, sought funding to portray the Medicaid program as "failed" and to urge funding cuts, according to leaked documents obtained by The Guardian. The effort comes as the McCrory administration wants to privatize management of the public health insurance program for the poor and disabled.
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The Civitas Institute, a conservative think tank founded and bankrolled primarily by N.C. budget director Art Pope, sought funding for a campaign to portray the Medicaid public health insurance program for the poor and disabled as "failed" and to call for funding cuts.
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The Civitas Institute, a conservative think tank founded and bankrolled primarily by N.C. budget director Art Pope, sought funding for a campaign to portray the Medicaid public health insurance program for the poor and disabled as "failed" and to call for funding cuts.