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illegal migration also drives up healthcare, insurance, and other costs for Americans
Published: Sunday, July 12th, 2026 @ 9:36 am
By: John Steed
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corruption at the highest level
Published: Sunday, November 9th, 2025 @ 9:18 am
By: John Steed
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The Democrats lied
Published: Friday, October 18th, 2024 @ 7:13 pm
By: John Steed
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North Carolina's Rate Bureau has requested for 2024 an annual increase of 42.2%, whereby North Carolina's Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey has exhibited a great willingness to take a firm stand against such an exorbitant increase.
Published: Sunday, March 3rd, 2024 @ 3:06 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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NC Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey will no longer have a dual role as the state’s fire marshal come Jan. 1.
Published: Wednesday, January 17th, 2024 @ 3:38 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolinians will see their auto insurance rates increase by 4.5% on Dec. 1 or after and again in 2024 because of a settlement reached between the North Carolina Department of Insurance (NCDOI) and insurance companies.
Published: Tuesday, November 7th, 2023 @ 1:40 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolinians who are on the State Health Plan (SHP) for their medical insurance will not see an increase in their premiums for the 2024 benefit year. State Treasurer Dale Folwell and the SHP Board of Trustees agreed to the freeze for the sixth year in a row.
Published: Monday, October 30th, 2023 @ 12:27 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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One of the nation’s oldest and largest insurance companies had its incentives package terminated by the North Carolina Economic Investment Committee Tuesday for failing to add thousands of jobs to its operations center in Charlotte.
Published: Sunday, October 22nd, 2023 @ 9:13 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Former top N.C. political donor Greg Lindberg is asking the state Supreme Court to block an Appeals Court ruling against him. The case is linked to breach of contract and fraud charges related to Lindberg's insurance businesses.
Published: Saturday, September 30th, 2023 @ 9:12 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A federal judge has agreed to delay one trial for former N.C. political donor Greg Lindberg while he prepares for a retrial on bribery and fraud charges.
Published: Sunday, July 30th, 2023 @ 9:21 am
By: Carolina Journal
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this is a Phil Berger / Jim Perry / Tim Moore boondoggle
Published: Friday, July 7th, 2023 @ 4:14 pm
By: John Steed
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A bipartisan bill that would allow Blue Cross Blue Shield North Carolina and Delta Dental to reorganize and create a holding company that could transfer billions in surplus policyholder money passed in the Senate Commerce and Insurance Committee Wednesday.
Published: Wednesday, July 5th, 2023 @ 8:04 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A bipartisan House bill that would allow Blue Cross Blue Shield North Carolina to reorganize and create a holding company that could transfer billions in surplus policyholder money is on its way to the House Rules Committee after passing in the House Insurance Committee Wednesday.
Published: Friday, June 2nd, 2023 @ 5:34 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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NC Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey spoke out against an N.C. House bill that would allow Blue Cross Blue Shield North Carolina to create a holding company in which it could move policyholder money.
Published: Friday, June 2nd, 2023 @ 8:31 am
By: Carolina Journal
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On Tuesday, the House Health Committee will consider several bills that critics say are likely to raise insurance costs for consumers.
Published: Thursday, June 1st, 2023 @ 12:55 am
By: Carolina Journal
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It’s been more expensive to fill up your gas tank in North Carolina in the past two years, and now, it may be even more expensive to insure the vehicle you drive. How much more? How about 28.4%?
Published: Thursday, February 16th, 2023 @ 1:56 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Mike Causey called for more security at state power substations this week following the vandalization in Moore County that left tens of thousands of people in the dark for four days.
Published: Friday, January 6th, 2023 @ 4:26 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Sixteen N.C. restaurants forced to reduce their service or close during Gov. Roy Cooper’s COVID shutdowns in 2020 will not be able to use their insurance to cover their losses.
Published: Wednesday, July 13th, 2022 @ 8:38 am
By: Carolina Journal
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On Jan. 19, 2022, the North Carolina Court of Appeals granted a request from two insurance providers to voluntarily dismiss appeals of their suit over contracts awarded for NC Medicaid Managed Care by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.
Published: Tuesday, January 25th, 2022 @ 11:23 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy K. Cohen, M.D., today highlighted changes in federal law that make obtaining insurance through the federal Health Insurance Marketplace more affordable and available to more than 100,000 additional people
Published: Wednesday, December 15th, 2021 @ 8:56 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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A bill to establish a “regulatory sandbox” by waiving certain obstacles for a trial period for fast-emerging financial and insurance products and services is one step closer to becoming law. It cleared the Senate Commerce and Insurance Committee on Tuesday, Sep. 21.
Published: Wednesday, November 3rd, 2021 @ 9:52 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The Affordable Care Act remains the law of the land.
Published: Thursday, July 1st, 2021 @ 7:08 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Experts say North Carolina will be on the vanguard of emerging technologies in the insurance and financial products sector if a bill that has passed both chambers of the General Assembly becomes law.
Published: Wednesday, June 23rd, 2021 @ 5:06 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A bill pending in the N.C. Senate would tear down burdensome regulations for 24 months for companies offering new financial or insurance products that use emerging technology, allowing them to test out cutting-edge products or services.
Published: Sunday, June 13th, 2021 @ 11:01 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The converging crises our nation faces today have exposed and exacerbated inequities that have long been with us.
Published: Tuesday, March 30th, 2021 @ 12:58 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Gov. Cooper Encourages North Carolinians Without Health Insurance To Take Action by Dec. 15 DeadlineNorth Carolinians who still need to enroll or re-enroll should visit HealthCare.gov
Published: Sunday, December 13th, 2020 @ 2:44 pm
By: Governor's Office
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today launched an online portal for primary care providers to request reimbursement for COVID-19 related costs for individuals without insurance.
Published: Monday, November 2nd, 2020 @ 6:26 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Medical expenses in America are on the rise, and the medical insurance industry plays a huge role in this trend.
Published: Tuesday, June 9th, 2020 @ 10:11 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Doctors who fled the health insurance system to offer transparent prices and more personal care got a boost from state lawmakers.
Published: Sunday, June 7th, 2020 @ 12:52 am
By: Carolina Journal
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On Monday, May 18, the opinion team for The News & Observer and The Charlotte Observer called for Gov. Roy Cooper to take responsibility for North Carolina’s disastrous unemployment insurance system.
Published: Thursday, June 4th, 2020 @ 5:03 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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N.C. Senate Republicans aren’t happy with North Carolina’s lagging unemployment insurance system. They think Gov. Roy Cooper is accountable — and they want answers.
Published: Wednesday, May 20th, 2020 @ 10:06 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolinians who have filed for unemployment insurance because of COVID-19 won’t see payments for at least two weeks, state officials said during a Friday, April 3 news conference.
Published: Wednesday, April 8th, 2020 @ 4:39 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A weekly report issued Thursday by the U.S. Department of Labor says 73,597 North Carolina workers should receive unemployment insurance benefits for the week ending March 21.
Published: Tuesday, April 7th, 2020 @ 7:15 am
By: Carolina Journal
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While the health care debate has usually focused on questions of insurance coverage and finance, the composition and delivery of medical services have been changing significantly.
Published: Tuesday, December 31st, 2019 @ 10:36 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolinians May Still Log On to HealthCare.gov to Select Health Insurance
Published: Tuesday, December 17th, 2019 @ 11:57 am
By: Governor's Office
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North Carolinians who buy their own health insurance need to enroll by Dec. 15
Published: Friday, December 6th, 2019 @ 1:25 pm
By: Governor's Office
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When the Democratic Congress and the Obama administration enacted the Affordable Care Act a decade ago, the part that got the most attention was a set of insurance exchanges where Americans could enroll in private health plans with varying degrees of subsidy.
Published: Tuesday, November 19th, 2019 @ 3:11 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Governor Roy Cooper today encouraged North Carolinians who do not have health insurance to enroll for 2020 coverage through the federal Health Insurance Marketplace at HealthCare.gov.
Published: Sunday, November 3rd, 2019 @ 3:11 pm
By: Governor's Office
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North Carolina life insurance customers may pay higher premiums unless the Cooper administration reverses course on renewable-energy tax credits.
Published: Monday, September 9th, 2019 @ 10:57 am
By: Carolina Journal
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If you live in Beaufort County or any other northeastern North Carolina County about 95 percent of you are paying more for flood insurance that your should.
Published: Saturday, August 24th, 2019 @ 4:18 am
By: Hood Richardson
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As Medicaid expansion continues to hold Gov. Roy Cooper and the General Assembly in gridlock, a growing number of North Carolinians say they’d oppose expanding the health-insurance entitlement.
Published: Friday, August 16th, 2019 @ 10:07 am
By: Carolina Journal
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