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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Jim Bostian, Aetna’s market president for North Carolina, addressed the State Health Plan Board of Trustees at their meeting Wednesday, with promises of building upon a seamless transition as the new SHP third-party administrator beginning on Jan. 1, 2025.
Published: Sunday, March 12th, 2023 @ 5:44 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina State Health Plan and State Treasurer Dale Folwell released documents from the Plan’s Request for Proposal process to change its third-party administrator from North Carolina Blue Cross Blue Shield to Aetna at a media event Tuesday.
Published: Wednesday, February 22nd, 2023 @ 1:41 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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We welcome the opportunity to engage in a factual, thoughtful and transparent review of the State Health Plan’s contracting process for third party administration services going into effect two years from now.
Published: Sunday, January 15th, 2023 @ 10:33 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Phil D’Agostino writes for the American Thinker about politicians who live by the rule: Good for thee, not for me.
Published: Saturday, January 2nd, 2021 @ 1:31 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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As the Innovative School District’s first and only school, Southside Ashpole Elementary has a lot to live up to in terms of academic progress. An early evaluation of the inaugural school shows much work is needed.
Published: Thursday, October 3rd, 2019 @ 3:24 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Roughly a week after State Treasurer Dale Folwell sweetened the State Health Plan, major hospitals don’t seem tempted by the treasurer’s latest carrot.
Published: Sunday, August 4th, 2019 @ 10:41 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Southside Ashpole Elementary is one step closer to having an Innovative School District operator
Published: Wednesday, March 21st, 2018 @ 11:16 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Southside Ashpole Elementary will have to wait before learning who will run the school as part of the Innovative School District
Published: Thursday, February 1st, 2018 @ 6:52 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The State Board of Education voted unanimously to approve Southside Ashpole Elementary School as the first to join the Innovative School District in 2018-19
Published: Sunday, November 5th, 2017 @ 7:23 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Innovative School District plans to recommend Southside Ashpole Elementary in Rowland as the first school to take part in the program, beginning with the 2018-19 school year
Published: Thursday, October 19th, 2017 @ 3:33 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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On October 10, 2014 at approximately 11:45 p.m., Sgt. Walt Zerniak of the Beaufort. County Sheriff's Office School Resource Officer Unit was traveling on Highway 264 East near Washington, NC after a school football game. Sgt. Zerniak observed a vehicle in front of him traveling at approximately...
Published: Thursday, October 16th, 2014 @ 1:00 pm
By: Chris Downey
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There are many questions that are asked in legislative meetings and many times the staff notes that they will have to follow up with those questions at a later meeting.
Published: Friday, March 28th, 2014 @ 11:58 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Imagine you get a new job with good pay and excellent benefits. In fact, the health insurance coverage is the most generous you've seen. You pay nothing for coverage while you are working, and after a set number of years, you can get free coverage in your retirement years as well.
Published: Tuesday, September 4th, 2012 @ 5:14 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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