In addition to voting on preferred provider hospital systems, benefit changes, and premiums for 2027 at its Friday board meeting, the North Carolina State Health Plan Board of Trustees also voted to bring BCBSNC back after a three-year hiatus.
On Friday, the North Carolina State Plan Board of Trustees (SHP) voted on what are being called monumental changes to the Plan over the next few years, including preferred provider hospital systems, benefit changes, and premiums for 2027, and the announcement of a Third Party Administrator (TPA) and Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) for 2028, in an effort to make improvements and reduce overall costs for the nearly 750,000 members covered by the Plan.
On Tuesday, Democratic Gov. Josh Stein signed an executive order creating the bipartisan Health Care Affordability Commission that he said will look at ways to make healthcare more affordable for North Carolinians.
Parents in North Carolina and across the US have a new way of helping provide for their child’s financial future.
At their board meeting on Friday, the North Carolina State Health Plan Board of Trustees voted unanimously to raise rates on its Medicare Advantage plans for older workers and retirees and discussed a new tier system for providers in the state.
As the Carolina Hurricanes continue to make their way through the Stanley Cup Finals against the Vegas Golden Knights, state Treasurer Brad Briner made known that North Carolina was presented with the opportunity to buy part of the franchise last year, but passed.
At a press conference at the North Carolina Department of Justice on Thursday, North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced that the state has reached an $11 million settlement with Mylan, the maker and distributor of the EpiPen, for a number of anti-competitive practices that allowed it to mark up the price by 6 times in the state in under a decade.
NC State Treasurer Brad Briner announced the creation of an internship program for high school students within his department that will promote financial literacy across the state.
NC Treasurer Brad Briner announced that his department has integrated AI into its daily workflow following a successful 12-week pilot program with OpenAI last year.
Local Government Commission (LGC) officials on Wednesday agreed to postpone a potential state takeover of Rocky Mount’s finances, contingent on the city complying with specific requirements.
On Tuesday, the North Carolina State Health Plan Board of Trustees voted unanimously at its meeting to approve the implementation of a three-tier provider network for 2027 that will strengthen the Preferred Provider Program (PPP), which will steer members toward providers at a cost savings for both the member and the State Health Plan (SHP), while delivering a volume of patients to preferred providers.
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