PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Smith, Erica Palmer AU - Horneffer, Kathryn AU - O’Connell, Peg TI - Uninsurance in North Carolina: Progress and Opportunities AID - 10.18043/ncm.83.3.169 DP - 2022 May 01 TA - North Carolina Medical Journal PG - 169--172 VI - 83 IP - 3 4099 - http://www.ncmedicaljournal.com/content/83/3/169.short 4100 - http://www.ncmedicaljournal.com/content/83/3/169.full SO - N C Med J2022 May 01; 83 AB - Virtually all of the Healthy North Carolina 2030 goals rely on access to affordable health care. This commentary provides an overview of how North Carolina’s coverage gap impacts the state’s health status and how expanding Medicaid could improve the odds of reaching Healthy NC 2030 goals.