A new report released by North Carolina Treasurer Dale Folwell Wednesday shows that CEOs across North Carolina’s nine largest hospital systems doubled their paychecks in less than five years, half the time than previously thought.
A recently released report by a nonprofit organization says it’s a mixed bag when it comes to North Carolina hospitals complying with a federal price transparency law put in place two years ago.
As the General Assembly scrambles to adjourn, the Senate made another stab at getting money to failing rural hospitals. Senate Bill 537 would create a rural hospital loan program, which would lend $20 million in taxpayer dollars to distressed rural hospitals. University of North Carolina Health Care and the N.C. Local Government Commission would administer...
UNC Hospitals is one step closer to regaining its clean reputation, but concerns remain. After completing follow-up inspections, the Joint Commission lifted its preliminary denial of UNC Hospitals’ accreditation and upgraded the hospital to “accreditation with a follow-up survey.” UNC Hospitals was originally placed on probation because it failed to meet the suicide prevention standards...
Senate leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, has resurrected a loan program aimed at saving rural hospitals from financial ruin. The Rural Healthcare Stabilization Act would channel $20 million to distressed rural hospitals in the form of a loan administered by UNC Health and the N.C. Local Government Commission. Berger tried to push the loan program before,...
While the fighting over Medicaid and the state budget persists, Republicans’s effort to save rural hospitals with a state-funded loan program will move forward. Senate Bill 681 passed the House, 81-31, Wednesday, Aug. 7, and will return to the Senate for concurrence. Over two years, the bill would give $20 million in taxpayer dollars to...
Roughly a week after State Treasurer Dale Folwell sweetened the State Health Plan, major hospitals don’t seem tempted by the treasurer’s latest carrot. As negotiations devolve into a struggle of wills that resembles nothing so much as an escalating game of chicken, hospitals are eyeing the newest deadline skeptically. The State Health Plan is due...
The University of North Carolina never has pursued a takeover of Vidant Health, despite the hospital system’s claims otherwise, UNC Health Care said May 31. Those comments follow the drop of a report showing UNC’s study of possible health care mergers and acquisitions that cross state lines. East Carolina University Physicians and Vidant Health are...
DURHAM — The state’s largest health insurance company is partnering with five of North Carolina’s major health systems in a pathbreaking, shared-risk payment model designed to improve the quality of patient care and drive down costs. Patrick Conway, president and CEO of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, announced the launch of Blue...
Elizabeth City State University interim Chancellor Karrie Dixon was named permanent chancellor Friday, Dec. 14, during a meeting of the University of North Carolina System’s Board of Governors. Dixon took the interim seat in April. She will assume her permanent role immediately. “Dr. Karrie Dixon’s experience, passion, and proven track record of success is exactly...
State Treasurer Dale Folwell says the State Health Plan is paying UNC Health Care too much for member services and treatments. He just doesn’t know how much the potential waste, fraud, and abuse is, and the health care system refuses to give him information needed to correct the overpayments. Folwell vented his frustration during a...
