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Join us for an insightful conversation with North Carolina Secretary of Health and Human Services, Kody Kinsley, as he shares how growing up without health insurance influences his drive to improve health care access and affordability in his home state. Discover the transformative impact of the state\u2019s recent Medicaid expansion and substantial investments in behavioral health.<\/p>\n

Secretary Kinsley emphasizes North Carolina\u2019s novel, bipartisan approach to improving care. The discussion covers innovative strategies for staffing the 988 crisis hotline and the unusual integration of the health care system and the prison system. Secretary Kinsley ends with reflections on leadership in an era of identity politics and his advice for quality advocates everywhere.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are very excited to have, after 10 years been able to finally expand Medicaid. And not only have we gotten it done, we’ve gotten it done well.\u00a0 The other thing that’s particularly exciting was a near billion-dollar investment in behavioral health. That is just so consequential to overall health and well-being, something that had also been forgotten and neglected for too long.\u201d
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