7+ hour, 14+ min ago  (193+ words) SOUTHPORT, N. C. (WECT) - Dosher Memorial Hospital was one of 500 hospitals nationwide to receive a letter from the Trump Administration for failing to comply with federal price-transparency regulations. Federal law requires hospitals to make prices easily accessible to the public, allowing them…...

5+ mon, 3+ day ago  (203+ words) WILMINGTON, N. C. (WECT) - The New Hanover County Seniors" Health Insurance Information Program, or SHIIP, is reminding residents enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan to review their coverage during the Medicare Advantage open enrollment period. Seniors enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans can…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (305+ words) That's when the open enrollment window ends in most states for plans that start in February. About 10 states that run their own marketplaces have later deadlines, or have extended them to the end of the month to give their residents…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (90+ words) WECT North Carolina residents face steep insurance price increases as ACA subsidies expire Elizabethtown rehabilitation center fills treatment gap in rural communities Two teens accused of shooting at vehicles, Waffle House on New Year's Day UNCW women's basketball defeats Northeastern…...

8+ mon, 15+ hour ago  (631+ words) APACHE JUNCTION, Ariz. (Investigate TV) " Kerry Morgan is house-hunting for her forever home in Texas. The Apache Junction, Arizona, woman says a new grandbaby is on the way, and she wants to be closer to family. "Now, with the credit…...

7+ mon, 5+ day ago  (294+ words) GREENSBORO, N. C. (WECT) - North Carolina Governor Josh Stein was in Greensboro on Wednesday for a roundtable discussion on the state's Medical Debt Relief Program. Last month, Stein announced that more than $6. 5 billion in medical debt had been erased for more than…...

8+ mon, 1+ day ago  (151+ words) WILMINGTON, N. C. - New Hanover County will offer free help to senior residents with Medicare's Open Enrollment Period. The NHC Seniors' Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP) helps individuals ensure they have the best plan for their needs from Oct. 15 to Dec. 7. "Both…...

9+ mon, 3+ week ago  (337+ words) WILMINGTON, N. C. (WECT) -In a world where prices on everything seem to be going up, there's another thing many North Carolinians can soon add to the list: higher premium costs for the state's health plan. For months now, we've been telling…...