Jordan Roberts

This morning was the first meeting of the North Carolina Council for Health Care Coverage, set up by North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper. The council is comprised of North Carolina legislators from both sides of the aisle, researchers from North Carolina educational institutions, and private sector stakeholders. Here is how…

“Adding more and more red tape to an economy is like adding more and more bricks to the trunk of your car. Over time the engine loses fuel efficiency, the car can’t go as fast, and it takes longer and longer and costs more and more to reach mileposts than before.

Transparency, planning, and follow through. State leaders should give businesses more than a few hours’ notice, so they could figure out ways to keep or sustain employees. Also, the Employment Security Commission was not adequately prepared to handle the volume of applications. The people who were thrown into unemployment through…

We do not believe so. Localities should not be allowed to pass legislation that runs counter to those passed by the General Assembly. Situations like the HB2 fiasco are bound to happen when this occurs. Allowing municipalities to pass inconsistent laws also leads to a variety of problems including local…

In order to bring down health care costs in NC, the state legislature needs to focus on both supply-side and demand-side health care reforms. Here is a list of possible supply-side reforms: Create a system for recognizing out-of-state health care licenses. Codify an inclusive definition of telehealth practices and…

We do not support a national health insurance plan. A single-payer health care system would shift one-fifth of GDP into government spending. The federal government would have a monopoly on the administration of health care. Strict controls on the supply and spending in health care could lead to rationing of…

School reopening should be a decision made by each school district, the elected body in the best position to evaluate the groups most and least at risk, health and safety protocols that work, and analyze the costs, risks, and benefits to their district, students, parents, and teachers. To see more…

We believe the Governor should have taken a regional approach by allowing schools and businesses to remain open in areas with very low infection outbreaks rather than a blanket approach. He should have applied the same standard to high-risk populations; allowed those at very low risk of infection to continue…