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Raleigh News & Observer
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In 12 years, Triangle man missed only 1 health insurance payment. He lost coverage

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (820+ words) Cord Silverstein had been a Blue Cross Blue Shield North Carolina member for 12 years when he missed one monthly payment this summer and lost coverage — for himself, his wife and his daughter — for the rest of the year. The Morrisville…...

Raleigh News & Observer
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You can be billed in NC years after your insurer paid a claim. Here’s why.

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (874+ words) The United States’ fragmented and dense healthcare landscape often leads to players within it passing around the hot potato. In this case, the hot potato is the bill. Insurers say they need to scrutinize claims to make sure there’s no…...

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When can insurers claw back paid claims in North Carolina

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (181+ words) Good morning, and welcome to your Under the Dome newsletter. I’m politics reporter Luciana Perez Uribe Guinassi, here with the latest happenings. Earlier this year, a colleague in the newsroom told me about his daughter’s experience when, months after a…...

Raleigh News & Observer
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WakeMed executives: We must stay strong or our community will pay | Opinion

1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (658+ words) Stories of health and healing shared by our community, like the recent op-ed from David L. McKenzie, are the reason we do what we do — help those when help is needed most. It’s an honor to be part of his care…...

Raleigh News & Observer
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Two Triangle hospital systems considered for key State Health Plan status. Who got it?

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (705+ words) State employees in Wake County and surrounding areas now know which hospitals they can use to save money. Meanwhile, a major healthcare provider in the Triangle area — previously said to likely end up in the State Health Plan’s access tier,…...

Raleigh News & Observer
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NC’s State Health Plan switching who administers its members’ benefits, again

2+ mon, 2+ day ago   (896+ words) Once more, North Carolina state employees, retirees and their dependents will see a change to who administers their health plan. North Carolina State Health Plan officials announced on Friday they had awarded the contract to administer health benefits for teachers,…...

Raleigh News & Observer
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NC’s retired state workers face higher health costs in 2027. Here’s what to know

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (117+ words) Raleigh News & Observer The North Carolina State Health Plan board of trustees voted in early June to raise out-of-pocket costs for retirees on Medicare Advantage plans starting in 2027. The changes drew pushback from retiree advocates who say fixed-income members can’t…...