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UnitedHealthcare extends in-network reimbursement at ECU Health until early August
6+ hour, 55+ min ago (323+ words) ECU Health issued a notice to end its Medicare and Medicaid agreements with UnitedHealthcare because the two entities can’t reach an agreement on reimbursement rates. UnitedHealthcare has extended network access to ECU Health hospitals through early August for customers in…...
Health Department revenues up $6.3B, fueled by federal Medicaid money
3+ week, 3+ day ago (325+ words) (The Center Square) – Total revenues have grown $6.3 billion in North Carolina’s Health Department, fueled by $6 billion from federal revenues in Medicaid, says an audit of fiscal year 2025 released Friday. North Carolina’s total enrollment in Medicaid is about 3.1 million, says the…...
John Hood: Health care cost curve bends, but not by enough
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (278+ words) When it comes to health care inflation — a major burden for households and businesses as well as the primary driver of federal deficits — even glimmers of good news deserve notice, study and, perhaps, celebration. That’s why a recent working paper…...
Some state retirees will pay more for health insurance under plan changes
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (177+ words) reflector.com State Health Plan Executive Administrator Tom Friedman speaks at a State Health Plan Board of Trustees meeting on June 5. State Treasurer Brad Briner is on the right. Retirees using Medicare Advantage health insurance under the State Health Plan…...
Pitt County moves ahead with plan to consolidate human services
2+ mon, 17+ hour ago (717+ words) Pitt County officials have begun the process of consolidating its Department of Social Services and Public Health Department with a unanimous vote by the Board of Commissioners. The resolution approved by the commissioners establishes the Pitt County Consolidated Human Services…...
Murphy said national discussion needed about profit in medical care
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (482+ words) U.S. Rep. Greg Murphy, right, and other visitors examine dialyzer ports, devices used in dialysis that will eventually be manufactured at the Nipro facility under construction in Greenville. An impasse between ECU Health and insurer UnitedHealthcare shows that advances in medical…...
Murphy said national discussion needed about profit in medical care | Local News
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (448+ words) U.S. Rep. Greg Murphy, right, and other visitors examine dialyzer ports, devices used in dialysis that will eventually be manufactured at the Nipro facility under construction in Greenville. An impasse between ECU Health and insurer UnitedHealthcare shows that advances in medical…...
Surry DSS seeks new hires as $3.1 million federal cost shift looms
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (548+ words) DSS Director Sharon Schueneman presents the department's fiscal year 2026-27 budget request to the Surry County Board of Commissioners during a work session April 21. Sharon Schueneman is the new director of Surry County Department of Social Services, having taken the reins…...
UHC claims ECU Health refused to continue negotiations
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (469+ words) Clients of UnitedHealthcare must now pay out-of-network prices for much of the care they receive at ECU Health hospitals. ECU Health refused a request that would have allowed clients of a major health insurance company to continue paying existing rates…...
ECU Health, UnitedHealthcare at standstill over reimbursement negotiations
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (848+ words) ECU Health issued a notice to end its Medicare and Medicaid agreements with UnitedHealthcare because the two entities can’t reach an agreement on reimbursement rates. ECU Health will become an out-of-network provider to most UnitedHealthcare clients as early as April…...