3+ hour, 13+ min ago  (136+ words) This is the second of two columns dealing primarily with long-term care options and related elder law issues. Mike Wells is a partner with Wells Law, PLLC in Winston-Salem. His email address is mike@wellslaw. us and his telephone number…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (142+ words) Winston-Salem Journal Javascript is required to use this website. Major health plans said they collectively removed thousands of prior authorization requirements for medical procedures since they pledged to cut red tape last year. Fed-up athletic directors at Glenn, Mount Tabor…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (115+ words) The more than 770, 000 participants in the State Health Plan will have a three-tier network structure to chose from when enrolling for 2027. Facility fees have become an increasingly important revenue stream for the state's large not-for-profit healthcare systems, in particular as…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago  (110+ words) An employer-provided health insurance option " Carolina Health Works'has been authorized for businesses with between two and 50 workers by the N. C. Insurance Department. Forsyth Medical Center received a "B" after being graded at "A" for 13 consecutive reports. Phase II has been on…...

10+ mon, 4+ week ago  (1431+ words) The majority of State Health Plan participants will become eligible in October for "an innovative no-cost surgical benefit" through a new partnership with a Dallas-based healthcare network. Treasurer Brad Briner said the plan involves Lantern, a Specialty Care Platform, and…...

11+ mon, 6+ day ago  (1063+ words) Med Cost LLC, a Winston-Salem based healthcare company, has been purchased by a Massachusetts group that provides third-party administrator insurance services. The buyer is Health Plans Inc. , doing business as HPI, based in Westborough, Mass. Founded in 1981, HPI is a…...