SHP will issue a new RFP in the coming weeks, with the goal to have the plan’s Board of Trustees approve the contract award later this summer.
The North Carolina Supreme Court will decide in the months ahead whether 220,000 government retirees can continue to pursue a class action lawsuit against the state health plan and retirement systems.
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.
State government retirees are urging the North Carolina Supreme Court to allow their 14-year-old lawsuit against the State Health Plan to move forward to trial.
A lawsuit from North Carolina state government retirees could cost the State Health Plan more than $3 billion if plaintiffs are successful, the plan's lawyers warned Tuesday.
NCs finances are heading in the right direction in the new year, according to State Treasurer Brad Briner.
A 13-year legal battle over state government retiree health benefits could be headed back to North Carolina’s highest court.
A $1.3 billion deficit was projected in 2027, but changes implemented by the SHP board and the General Assembly were able to reverse this trend and bring the plan about $30 million above its reserve rate.
After facing a substantial deficit for 2026 and 2027, the North Carolina State Health Plan (SHP) now has a surplus, thanks to an increase in premiums, funding from the General Assembly, and other cost-cutting measures.
The lawsuit challenging North Carolina State Health Plan restrictions on coverage of treatments typically sought by transgender patients is returning to a federal trial court. It’s not clear which judge will oversee the case.
Plaintiffs challenging the North Carolina State Health Plan’s ban on coverage of medical treatments typically sought by transgender patients urge a federal Appeals Court to reject a recent request from the health plan. A Sept. 11 letter from the plan’s lawyers asked the 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals to throw out an injunction in the case. The plaintiffs responded with a letter Tuesday objecting to that proposal.
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