A second Raleigh healthcare company executive has pled guilty to defrauding the Medicare system for millions of dollars.
Ashworth’s Clothing in Fuquay-Varina opened in 1937. It survived through some trying times, such as World War II, the Vietnam War, and the Great Recession. Owner Steve Ashworth says the current state of the world economy offers some unique challenges, too. “This is unusual, especially the government’s lockdown in 2020, which impacted us,” he told...
Time is running out for North Carolina’s State Health Plan. But a solution exists, and N.C. Treasurer Dale Folwell — up for re-election Nov. 3 — is ready to help. North Carolina’s taxpayers are on the hook for $35 billion in unfunded liabilities. Their State Health Plan is set to go broke in three years. When...
North Carolina teachers and other state employees won’t pay out-of-pocket for coronavirus treatments through June 1. State Treasurer Dale Folwell announced Thursday, April 2, the State Health Plan will cover treatments for diagnosed COVID-19 cases, including deductibles, co-payments, and co-insurance through June 1. The plan already covered the cost of COVID-19 testing for members. The...
As the Obamacare individual marketplace bleeds unsubsidized enrollees, Blue Cross N.C. is looking to reverse a surge of earlier premium increases. In 2020 Blue Cross N.C. will reduce average rates in all counties for the first time in more than 25 years, when it entered the current individual market. The insurer will shave off 5.5%...
RALEIGH — With a philosophical gulf still separating the state House and Senate on how best to reform the costly Medicaid program, Illinois is reporting multibillion-dollar success in a reform plan that closely resembles North Carolina Senate Republicans’ framework for the future. The Illinois plan will be fully capitated, meaning plan administrators will get a set amount of money per patient. Illinois scrapped its fee-for-service Medicaid system.
RALEIGH — North Carolina consumers could be the biggest losers after one of three insurance carriers that applied to participate in the Obamacare federal exchange announced its decision on Thursday to withdraw from the government-approved marketplace, health experts say. They cite the lack of competition in providing coverage on the individual market for consumers who will be required to purchase health insurance when the federal law takes effect in January.
RALEIGH — Republican House Leader Paul “Skip” Stam has a message for local governments that plan to keep funding elective abortions with taxpayer dollars: a lawsuit is coming.
RALEIGH — Tempers flared in Wake County Monday, when county commissioners met to consider nixing from their own health plan elective abortions, which are those deemed medically unnecessary. The meeting nearly deteriorated into a shouting match.
RALEIGH — At their meeting Monday, the Wake County Board of Commissioners will weigh whether to continue covering elective abortions — those considered unnecessary for medical reasons — in employee health insurance plans. The county’s current policy pays for family planning services, including abortion and birth control.
