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ECU Health agrees to sell home and hospice care services division
2+ hour, 41+ min ago (289+ words) GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - ECU Health has agreed to sell its home health and hospice services division to a family-owned healthcare provider. ECU Health announced Thursday that it has entered an agreement with Liberty Home Care and Hospice. The agreement is currently…...
Equifax accused of price gouging Medicaid programs
3+ week, 3+ day ago (113+ words) (CNN) - Equifax is being accused of price gouging regarding Medicaid programs. Democratic Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Ron Wyden and Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders wrote a letter to the company's chief executive asking for answers regarding its business practices. The senators…...
Final day to select ACA health plans arrives in most states, with no subsidy deal yet
1+ mon, 2+ 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…...
First Alert Investigation: ENC hospitals face multimillion-dollar losses from federal Medicaid cuts; services expected to suffer
4+ mon, 1+ day ago (850+ words) According to the Congressional Budget Office, the act reduces federal Medicaid spending by nearly a trillion dollars over the next decade. Medicaid spending in rural areas, of which we are a part, is estimated to decline by $137 billion during this…...
Americans could face rising ACA premiums for 2026 and many are frustrated
4+ mon, 6+ day ago (248+ words) RALEIGH, N.C. (WITN) - Millions of Americans are seeing higher prices for Affordable Care Act marketplace plans next year, with some enrollees facing double-digit premium increases and uncertainty over federal subsidies. Renewal notices have been sent to roughly 24 million people, showing their…...
Stein and DHHS announced more than $6.5 billion in medical debts erased
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (165+ words) RALEIGH, N.C. (WITN) - North Carolinians across the state with burdensome medical debt can look forward to some state-sponsored relief. Governor Josh Stein and the Department of Health and Human Services have announced the North Carolina's Medical Debt Relief Program which will…...
State Health Plan leaders vote to raise insurance premiums on state workers
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (112+ words) RALEIGH, N.C. (WITN) - Insurance premiums are set to rise for hundreds of thousands of state workers. The State Health Plan Board of Trustees approved the plan during a meeting today. Over 750,000 teachers, state employees, retirees, current and form lawmakers, state university…...