Medicaid expansion means North Carolina's working poor can go to the doctor for free. It also means billions in new federal funding for hospitals.

After 14 years, billions to flow as 600,000 qualify for Medicaid insurance in NC

More than half a million North Carolinians now qualify for Medicaid 

Medicaid expansion takes effect Dec. 1 in North Carolina, and 5 On Your Side is helping answer your questions about the change. 

Call Dec. 5 to get answers about Medicaid in NC

Medicaid expansion in North Carolina will begin Dec. 1, 2023

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It's getting hot outside, so you might be craving some iced coffee. Here's how to make a delicious steeped cold brew, right from home! 

OWNERS ARE MAKING A CHANGE. THOSE STORIES AND MORE BEGINNING AT THE TOP OF THE HOUR. >>> IT IS VERY HOT RIGHT NOW. MAYBE YOU'RE READY FOR A COLD BREW. COFFEE THAT IS. AS 5 ON YOUR SIDE MONICA LALIBERTE TELLS US, IT'S EASIER TO MAKE AT HOME THAN YOU MIGHT THINK. >> ICE COLD COFFEE. DOES IT LOOK AND SOUND YUMMY TO YOU? >> COLD BREW COFFEE IS MADE WITH COLD WATER, INSTEAD OF HOT WATER. BECAUSE OF THAT, IT HAS TO BREW FOR A MUCH LONGER PERIOD OF TIME. >> DAN IS THE ALL THINGS COFFEE GURU AT CONSUMER REPORTS. >> I OWN WAY TOO MANY WATCHEE MAKERS. >> HE SAID YOU NEED TWO LARGE LIDDED JARS, A FUNNEL, A FILTER. YOU'LL NEED A QUARTER POUND FOR EVERY THREE CUPS. MIX THE WATER UNTIL SATURATED. THEN HE SAID, LET IT STEEP FOR AT LEAST 12 HOURS AT ROOM TEMPERATURE. >> THROUGH THAT PROCESS, YOU END UP WITH A COFFEE THAT IS MUCH BIT LESS BITTER. SMOOTHER. >> SLOWLY FELTER YOUR BREW THROUGH. COLD GREW IS HIGHLY CONCENTRATED. YOU'LL WANT TO DILUTE IT USING A 1-TO-1 RATIO. >> KEEPING IT ON THE COUNT EXTRACT, SAY A LONGER MOVEMENT. AND EITHER WAY, IT WILL LAST REFRIGERATED UP TO TWO WEEKS. MONICA LALIBERTY, 5 ON YOUR

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