Graham, Orr release health care plans

RALEIGH (AP) — Two Republican candidates for governor have released their health care platforms.

Salisbury attorney Bill Graham and former Supreme Court Justice Bob Orr say improving the current private system is a better approach than expanding government-backed coverage.

Graham says his plan would focus on getting coverage for the nearly one-and-a-half million uninsured people in North Carolina.

Graham has proposed the creation of what he calls “community risk pools” that would allow businesses, the self-employed and other individuals to buy and sell different types of health
insurance policies.

Orr’s plan includes increasing the number of doctors, nurses and medical professionals who are educated through the University of North Carolina and community college systems.

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