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4 1 Orange County over a period of ten years and would create many new jobs in the health care 2 sector in Orange County and elsewhere in the State; and 3 4 WHEREAS, the 2012 Supreme Court Decision upholding the ACA modified the ACA and gave 5 states the choice of whether to expand their Medicaid programs; and 6 7 WHEREAS, the North Carolina General Assembly in February 2013 adopted legislation 8 refusing to expand Medicaid coverage under the ACA; and 9 10 WHEREAS, in Orange County an estimated 7,500 residents (or 42% of the uninsured) who 11 would have qualified for Medicaid under the Federal expansion are now ineligible for Medicaid 12 and Marketplace subsidies, leaving them uninsured; and 13 14 WHEREAS, under the ACA residents of North Carolina who have incomes ranging from the 15 poverty level up to four times that amount are eligible for federal tax credits to subsidize the 16 purchase of private health insurance, but without the expansion of Medicaid those below the 17 poverty level are ineligible to receive the tax credits, Medicaid or any other assistance with 18 health insurance coverage; and 19 20 WHEREAS, health insurance coverage rates for employers and individuals purchasing private 21 health insurance coverage in North Carolina will likely rise as hospitals and health care 22 providers throughout the State absorb the unreimbursed costs of providing health care to the 23 uninsured poor and low-income adults who would otherwise be eligible for Medicaid coverage 24 and as those costs are shifted to private pay patients; and 25 26 27 WHEREAS, the Orange Board of County Commissioners believes all residents should have 28 access to quality, affordable health coverage and that expansion of Medicaid coverage under 29 the ACA is a responsible means of achieving that desired goal; 30 31 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Board of County Commissioners of Orange 32 County does hereby urge the North Carolina General Assembly and Governor McCrory to 33 accept federal funds to expand Medicaid in North Carolina. 34 35 This, the 19th day of November 2013. 36 37 A motion was made by Commissioner Rich, seconded by Commissioner McKee to 38 adopt a Resolution urging the North Carolina General Assembly, Governor McCrory and 39 members of Orange County's legislative delegation to reconsider its decision not to expand 40 Medicaid coverage under the Affordable Care Act to provide coverage for poor and low-income 41 adults. 42 43 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 44 45 5. Public Hearings 46 47 a. Orange County Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) 48 The Board received comments from the public regarding a proposed CDBG-Economic 49 Development project including Morinaga America Foods, Inc., considered closing the public 50 hearing and scheduling the application review for December 2, 2013.