8+ hour, 35+ min 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…...

4+ mon, 21+ hour ago  (110+ words) An employer-provided health insurance option " Carolina HealthWorks'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 pause…...

7+ mon, 1+ 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…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1063+ words) MedCost 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 wholly…...

8+ mon, 2+ week ago  (902+ words) The State Health Plan's Board of Trustees announced Monday it plans to reinstate its ban on covering gender-affirming health care for state employees and family members. The U.S. Supreme Court's June 19 order affirming Tennessee's law that bans gender-affirming surgery for transgender…...