Hospital lobbyists persuaded lawmakers to draft legislation blocking N.C. Treasurer Dale Folwell’s cost-cutting reforms to the State Health Plan, Carolina Journal has learned. Rep. Josh Dobson, R-McDowell, co-chairman of the House Health Committee, is working on a bill to preserve the current payment structure for hospitals and doctors until Dec. 31, 2021. A study committee...
State Treasurer Dale Folwell is making good on a pledge from his 2016 election campaign to cut costs and boost transparency in the State Health Plan. Oct. 4, Folwell announced that in January 2020, the State Health Plan will change the way it reimburses medical providers. The attempt to save $300 million would translate to...
The minimum wage for state employees will rise to $15 an hour if the budget proposed by legislative leaders becomes law. GOP leaders announced some details of the $23.9 billion General Fund budget for 2018-19 Thursday, May 24, at an impromptu press conference. The briefing featured Senate Majority Leader Harry Brown, R-Onslow; senior House appropriator Rep....
Legislation that could recommend a shift in the state Retiree Health Benefit Fund from a defined-benefit to defined-contribution model passed the House on Thursday by a 114-0 vote and heads to the Senate. The Retiree Health Benefit Fund allocates the state’s share of retiree premiums to the State Health Plan. According to a legislative Program...
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