North Carolinians who are on the State Health Plan (SHP) for their medical insurance will not see an increase in their premiums for the 2024 benefit year. State Treasurer Dale Folwell and the SHP Board of Trustees agreed to the freeze for the sixth year in a row.
Published: Monday, October 30th, 2023 @ 12:27 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Blue Cross North Carolina only Losing Bidder to Proceed with Litigation Against State Health Plan
Published: Friday, May 5th, 2023 @ 2:51 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Medicaid expansion is a government intervention created to address problems caused by previous interventions
Published: Thursday, April 13th, 2023 @ 1:41 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The North Carolina State Health Plan announced in a press release on Friday that it had rejected protest appeals for the Third-Party Administrative Services (TPA) contract from Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina and UMR, Inc.
Published: Tuesday, February 7th, 2023 @ 9:11 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina State Treasurer Dale Folwell said Tuesday the decision to go with Aetna as the third-party administrator for the State Health Plan was in the best interest of plan members.
Published: Sunday, January 29th, 2023 @ 5:10 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Assertions Made Were Without Merit
Published: Wednesday, January 25th, 2023 @ 1:33 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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On this day 12 years ago, President Obama signed into law the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare.
Published: Tuesday, March 29th, 2022 @ 10:55 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The N.C. Supreme Court has ruled, 4-2, that 220,000 state government retirees had a contractual right to premium-free health care benefits that had been promised to them. Now a trial court will have to determine whether state changes to those benefits a decade ago violated the contract.
Published: Wednesday, March 16th, 2022 @ 2:05 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Moe harm to those on fixed incomes
Published: Saturday, November 13th, 2021 @ 5:06 pm
By: Countrygirl1411
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No matter who the president is, or which political party has control of Congress, access to affordable health insurance and the medical care that goes along with it has been top of mind for years.
Published: Monday, January 11th, 2021 @ 3:21 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Gov. Cooper Encourages North Carolinians Without Health Insurance To Take Action by Dec. 15 DeadlineNorth Carolinians who still need to enroll or re-enroll should visit HealthCare.gov
Published: Sunday, December 13th, 2020 @ 2:44 pm
By: Governor's Office
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I'm thrilled to be here in North Carolina with so many of these unbelievable professionals, doctors, nurses, and amazing healthcare workers.
Published: Saturday, October 3rd, 2020 @ 1:03 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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America’s convoluted, public-private health care system is filled with bad policies and inefficiencies.
Published: Wednesday, July 15th, 2020 @ 11:53 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Every level of government has shifted its focus to respond to the spreading coronavirus.
Published: Wednesday, April 15th, 2020 @ 9:41 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The coronavirus forced Congress to broaden tax relief for millions of Americans with employer-provided health insurance or high-deductible health plans.
Published: Thursday, April 9th, 2020 @ 6:44 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina teachers and other state employees won’t pay out-of-pocket for coronavirus treatments through June 1.
Published: Monday, April 6th, 2020 @ 6:54 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The fight against coronavirus will be a long haul, Gov. Roy Cooper and health officials said after declaring a state of emergency Tuesday, March 10.
Published: Friday, March 13th, 2020 @ 9:08 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Surgeon Wade Naziri offers his patients transparent, cash-based prices at his independent surgery center.
Published: Thursday, February 27th, 2020 @ 9:27 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolinians who buy their own health insurance need to enroll by Dec. 15
Published: Friday, December 6th, 2019 @ 1:25 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Governor Roy Cooper today encouraged North Carolinians who do not have health insurance to enroll for 2020 coverage through the federal Health Insurance Marketplace at HealthCare.gov.
Published: Sunday, November 3rd, 2019 @ 3:11 pm
By: Governor's Office
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S.B. 432 passed the House, 94-9, on Wednesday, Oct. 23, and now goes to the Senate.
Published: Wednesday, October 30th, 2019 @ 7:08 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Dale Owen has been called many things, depending on who’s talking. He’s a cardiologist with a “bullseye” on his back, who is fighting to resurrect a dinosaur: independent, doctor-owned practices.
Published: Thursday, October 24th, 2019 @ 6:49 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Fresh off N.C. Department of Insurance approval of cost-reducing reforms, Treasurer Dale Folwell is optimistic doctors and hospitals will join a new State Health Plan provider network.
Published: Wednesday, May 29th, 2019 @ 11:17 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A group of House Republicans is taking another whack at what they call an alternative to Medicaid expansion so uninsured North Carolina residents can obtain health coverage.
Published: Monday, April 29th, 2019 @ 4:30 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Senate Republicans believe in patient-centered health care that delivers the choices they want, the affordability and protections they need, and the quality they deserve. That is why Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) and his colleagues today introduced the Protect Act
Published: Saturday, April 20th, 2019 @ 6:24 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Folwell is locked in a heated battle with state hospitals, health systems, doctors, and legislative supporters of House Bill 184, which is slated for a House floor vote Wednesday, April 3.
Published: Monday, April 15th, 2019 @ 3:56 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The legal landscape for a major health insurance reform shifted dramatically Thursday with a decision from the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Published: Thursday, April 4th, 2019 @ 11:32 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Adults who don’t receive health insurance through their employer struggle to find affordable plans when they look to buy coverage on their own from an insurance company
Published: Tuesday, March 12th, 2019 @ 1:47 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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State taxpayers would save hundreds of millions of dollars in health insurance costs, thanks to a unanimous ruling Tuesday from the N.C. Court of Appeals
Published: Friday, March 8th, 2019 @ 8:21 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Candidates are lining up to run in 2020 and we've heard those running on a more liberal or "progressive" platform, as well as those espousing a more conservative agenda.
Published: Monday, February 4th, 2019 @ 8:27 am
By: Tom Campbell
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Thank you all for being here and joining the first Cabinet meeting of 2019.
Published: Thursday, January 3rd, 2019 @ 8:59 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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State Treasurer Dale Folwell wants the U.S. Department of Justice to require all North Carolina hospitals to be transparent in their pricing and recover excessive charges hospitals made to the State Health Plan
Published: Sunday, December 2nd, 2018 @ 2:02 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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On March 3rd, 2010, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) aka Obamacare was signed into law with the promise of slowing the rising costs of health care
Published: Monday, November 5th, 2018 @ 12:48 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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