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A unanimous state Court of Appeals panel has ruled in favor of the state retirement system and against the Harnett County school board in a pension-spiking dispute.
Published: Tuesday, February 13th, 2024 @ 8:27 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Savings to be reinvested in improving patient health and wellness
Published: Tuesday, November 21st, 2023 @ 6:48 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Twenty-one states, including three of North Carolina's neighbors, support N.C. State Treasurer Dale Folwell and the State Health Plan in a legal fight involving health care requested by transgender patients.
Published: Saturday, July 8th, 2023 @ 8:25 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The full 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will consider a lawsuit in September challenging State Health Plan restrictions against coverage for treatments used by transgender patients.
Published: Friday, May 12th, 2023 @ 1:03 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The full 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will hold an "en banc" hearing of a case challenging the N.C. State Health Plan's exclusion of treatment for transgender services.
Published: Wednesday, May 10th, 2023 @ 8:19 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Funded Level Grows More Than Fourfold Since Treasurer Folwell First Took Office
Published: Thursday, September 8th, 2022 @ 11:55 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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North Carolina has seen a $7 billion improvement over the past year in the shortfall for government retirees’ health benefits. That’s according to a new report from The Segal Group.
Published: Monday, September 5th, 2022 @ 12:13 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Steak prices are trending downward as consumers appear to be favoring cheaper forms of protein.
Published: Monday, September 5th, 2022 @ 9:47 am
By: Daily Wire
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Critics absolutely roasted Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm after she suggested that lower to middle class Americans could fight the rising cost of living by investing thousands in solar panels and other green energy initiatives.
Published: Friday, September 2nd, 2022 @ 11:56 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm suggested that families should buy an electric car or invest in weatherizing their homes to combat soaring inflation.
Published: Friday, September 2nd, 2022 @ 10:18 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Individuals with Disabilities See Account Fees Reduced by 25%
Published: Wednesday, August 24th, 2022 @ 11:43 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The State Health Plan will comply with a federal court order to fund sex transition operations.
Published: Sunday, July 17th, 2022 @ 7:16 am
By: Carolina Journal
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(Raleigh, N.C.) – State Treasurer Dale R. Folwell, CPA, and the State Health Plan (Plan) Board of Trustees (Board) announced today that the Board will not enforce the Plan’s benefit exclusion regarding treatment or studies leading to or in connection with sex transition or modifications and related
Published: Thursday, July 14th, 2022 @ 8:51 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The implementation of new technologies in a logistics company is a long process. It is not done in a week. It is important to find a contractor who will analyze the situation, be able to assess the real state of affairs, and develop tools that will solve business problems.
Published: Tuesday, June 28th, 2022 @ 5:43 pm
By: John Smith
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Colorado Democratic Governor Jared Polis said on Sunday that President Joe Biden needed to change the way that he talks about vaccines and that the definition of “fully-vaccinated” is likely to be changed in the near future.
Published: Wednesday, May 4th, 2022 @ 10:20 am
By: Daily Wire
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced a major milestone in its innovative Healthy Opportunities Pilot program with 10 people who are members of managed care successfully receiving a food service delivered through NC Medicaid Managed Care.
Published: Monday, March 28th, 2022 @ 12:05 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Roy Cooper announced today $164 million in loans and grants to help pay for 76 drinking water and wastewater projects statewide.
Published: Wednesday, March 2nd, 2022 @ 1:35 am
By: Governor's Office
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Fox News reporter Peter Doocy grilled White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki during Friday’s press briefing over a variety of issues, including supply chain issues, a top Democratic candidate calling out President Joe Biden’s unpopularity.
Published: Monday, December 13th, 2021 @ 1:24 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Today, East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine and Vidant Health took the first step in the final approval process in creating ECU Health with a goal of becoming a national academic model for providing rural health care.
Published: Sunday, November 28th, 2021 @ 2:27 pm
By: ECU News Services
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East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine and Vidant Health took the first step in the final approval process in creating ECU Health with a goal of becoming a national academic model for providing rural health care.
Published: Monday, November 15th, 2021 @ 1:20 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Starting July 1, nearly 1.6 million Medicaid beneficiaries in North Carolina will begin receiving the same Medicaid services in a new way through NC Medicaid Managed Care health plans.
Published: Wednesday, July 14th, 2021 @ 9:02 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Senate is close to approving a trio of health care bills aimed at reducing costs and increasing transparency in the system.
Published: Tuesday, May 11th, 2021 @ 5:08 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Vidant Health, one of the region’s leading integrated health systems, and Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM), one of the nation’s leading health and well-being companies, today announced an agreement to expand health care options for Humana Medicare Advantage members in Eastern North Carolina.
Published: Thursday, June 25th, 2020 @ 6:33 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Most of us can’t remember a time of such widespread disruption. The spread of coronavirus has wreaked havoc on the economy, on families, on how and where we work, on how we live and communicate.
Published: Tuesday, March 24th, 2020 @ 12:10 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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State Treasurer Dale Folwell’s attempt to rope them into the Clear Pricing Project is scuttled.
Published: Thursday, August 15th, 2019 @ 8:28 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina State Health Plan provides health care coverage to more than 720,000 teachers, state employees, retirees, and their dependents.
Published: Tuesday, January 15th, 2019 @ 11:13 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Hospital lobbyists persuaded lawmakers to draft legislation blocking N.C. Treasurer Dale Folwell's cost-cutting reforms to the State Health Plan, Carolina Journal has learned
Published: Sunday, December 2nd, 2018 @ 11:19 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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State Treasurer Dale Folwell is making good on a pledge from his 2016 election campaign to cut costs and boost transparency in the State Health Plan
Published: Friday, October 12th, 2018 @ 1:44 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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It's time to take care of our people, to rebuild our nation, and to fight for our great American workers.
Published: Sunday, September 2nd, 2018 @ 8:48 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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During the fast and furious fray at the July Commissioners meeting about charging the $350,000 of surprise billing for a jail inmates medical costs to last year's expenses six commissioners suddenly started accusing me of covering up stealing in the Social Services Department.
Published: Tuesday, July 17th, 2018 @ 5:20 pm
By: Hood Richardson
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Small business owners embody the American pioneering spirit and remind us that determination can turn aspiration into achievement.
Published: Tuesday, May 1st, 2018 @ 12:24 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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