Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) signed a bipartisan letter urging the Trump Administration to stabilize the Medicare Advantage program, which provides quality health care to 21 million seniors and individuals with disabilities.
Published: Saturday, February 9th, 2019 @ 9:30 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Together, we are building a safe, strong, and proud America.
Published: Friday, January 25th, 2019 @ 11:01 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently released a spending report showing that the rate of health care spending growth slowed for the second straight year
Published: Thursday, December 13th, 2018 @ 10:41 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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I understand that it's been decades since the last President came here. And I'm very surprised that President Obama didn't come here for Obamacare. Explain that one to me.
Published: Wednesday, October 31st, 2018 @ 7:56 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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It's time to end the global freeloading once and for all.
Published: Tuesday, October 30th, 2018 @ 5:25 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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We will work every day to ensure all Americans have access to the quality, affordable medication they need and they deserve.
Published: Saturday, October 13th, 2018 @ 1:18 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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I think we'll start with Secretary Pompeo saying a prayer.
Published: Saturday, August 18th, 2018 @ 1:59 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The proposed partnership making UNC Health Care and Carolinas HealthCare System one of the largest nonprofit health systems in the nation has a new antagonist: BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina
Published: Wednesday, January 24th, 2018 @ 6:01 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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State Treasurer Dale Folwell announced an investment switch Tuesday that would move billions from the state retirement system to internal control
Published: Friday, November 10th, 2017 @ 4:08 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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State Treasurer Dale Folwell wants to save North Carolina nearly $400 million
Published: Wednesday, October 18th, 2017 @ 7:42 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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State Treasurer Dale Folwell has awarded BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina the Third Party Administrator contract for the State Health Plan
Published: Thursday, September 21st, 2017 @ 9:03 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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State Treasurer Dale Folwell hopes the General Assembly will build on its recent boost in the state's Rainy Day Fund with a plan to make state pensions and health benefits more solvent
Published: Sunday, July 16th, 2017 @ 8:28 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Legislation that could recommend a shift in the state Retiree Health Benefit Fund from a defined-benefit to defined-contribution model passed the House on Thursday by a 114-0 vote and heads to the Senate
Published: Saturday, March 4th, 2017 @ 2:40 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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State Treasurer Dale Folwell wants to be more than North Carolina's version of the Dutch boy, his finger plugging the dike of underperforming state health and pension plans
Published: Wednesday, February 8th, 2017 @ 8:38 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Draft legislation reviewed on Monday by the Program Evaluation Oversight Committee would require the State Health Plan to shift all Medicare-eligible retirees to Medicare Advantage plans.
Published: Monday, January 11th, 2016 @ 1:31 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A legislative oversight committee on Wednesday voted to consider measures aimed at reducing the $25.5 billion unfunded liability in the state retiree health benefit fund.
Published: Friday, October 9th, 2015 @ 6:19 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Critics questioned whether a recent state audit attributing a 9 percent savings in Medicaid costs to the nonprofit Community Care of North Carolina was a useful guide to policymakers weighing reforms in the government health insurance program covering 1.4 million poor, elderly, and disabled North Ca
Published: Thursday, August 27th, 2015 @ 9:07 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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In the U.S. Senate, Kay Hagan has voted for President Obama's liberal agenda a staggering 95 percent of the time, which includes casting the deciding vote for ObamaCare.
Published: Saturday, May 24th, 2014 @ 8:55 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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State lawmakers were presented Tuesday with a litany of potential horror stories related to the federal Affordable Care Act. At its worst, Obamacare would sock North Carolina with thousands of job losses, double-digit insurance premium increases, deep Medicare cuts to help pay for the health...
Published: Sunday, March 23rd, 2014 @ 10:55 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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State AARP officials Friday rolled out their 2014 legislative priorities, and among them were safeguarding Medicare from cost-cutting, expanding Medicaid, and helping more seniors not yet eligible for Medicare to enroll in the federal health exchange. At the Raleigh event, AARP leaders also...
Published: Wednesday, January 29th, 2014 @ 7:51 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Below are responses from real people across North Carolina describing how the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) is making health insurance far less affordable while often forcing them off their current plans.
Published: Sunday, December 29th, 2013 @ 7:32 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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North Carolina is among a number of state governments plagued by massive unfunded liabilities for state retirees' health insurance benefits, and, like many of its counterparts, it is placing greater responsibility for costs on members in a movement known as medical consumerism.
Published: Saturday, November 2nd, 2013 @ 10:43 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The General Fund cost of operating the State Health Plan is expected to rise about $90 million from fiscal years 2013-14 to 2015-16, but that is a slower growth trend than in past years, and Obamacare will have little effect on it, officials say.
Published: Tuesday, October 29th, 2013 @ 11:19 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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"Scared" of the impact Obamacare may have on their businesses, some North Carolina employers are considering private health insurance exchanges as a way to continue providing medical coverage to employees at a lower cost than the mandated insurance under Obamacare. IBM recently used a private...
Published: Tuesday, September 17th, 2013 @ 2:20 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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FirstCarolinaCare Insurance Company is withdrawing from participation in the federal health exchange. Uninsured North Carolina consumers will have only two provider options from which to purchase policies approved by federal regulators and mandated under the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare)...
Published: Sunday, September 15th, 2013 @ 10:42 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The US republic is unique. Government can pass no law or take no action unless the authority for such law or action is specifically granted in the Constitution.
Published: Sunday, October 14th, 2012 @ 12:51 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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The Reps. have managed to allow themselves to be out foxed at every turn when it comes to taxes.
Published: Sunday, May 6th, 2012 @ 11:23 am
By: Jim Bispo
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