UNC Health and ECU Leave State Employees and Taxpayers with a $1 Billion Bill and Threaten the Tax-Exempt Status of the Pension Plan
Published: Thursday, December 28th, 2023 @ 5:07 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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As part of a shared commitment to behavioral health and the well-being of children and families, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and UNC Health will partner to convert the R.J. Blackley Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Center in Butner, N.C.
Published: Saturday, December 10th, 2022 @ 2:09 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) Secretary Dr. Mandy Cohen witnessed some of the first COVID-19 vaccinations in the country at UNC Medical Center in Chapel Hill.
Published: Wednesday, December 23rd, 2020 @ 12:13 pm
By: Governor's Office
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In some non-COVID related health news, the New Hanover Regional Medical Center (NHRMC) is moving forward with its proposed research and clinical partnership with Novant Health and UNC Health.
Published: Thursday, July 16th, 2020 @ 3:26 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The flagship facility of UNC Health Care was placed on probation after receiving a preliminary denial of accreditation because of issues with psychiatric treatment.
Published: Wednesday, August 28th, 2019 @ 7:42 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The University of North Carolina never has pursued a takeover of Vidant Health, despite the hospital system’s claims otherwise, UNC Health Care said May 31.
Published: Wednesday, June 19th, 2019 @ 7:33 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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UNC's new interim president presented a welcome address Jan. 25 to the UNC Board of Governors, setting the tone for new leadership in the departure of former President Margaret Spellings.
Published: Monday, January 28th, 2019 @ 5:56 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Elizabeth City State University interim Chancellor Karrie Dixon was named permanent chancellor Friday, Dec. 14, during a meeting of the University of North Carolina System's Board of Governors
Published: Sunday, December 16th, 2018 @ 1:17 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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State Treasurer Dale Folwell says the State Health Plan is paying UNC Health Care too much for member services and treatments
Published: Monday, September 10th, 2018 @ 10:46 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The mega-deal combining daily operations at UNC Health Care and Atrium Health has collapsed, killing in the cradle what would have been one of the nation's largest health systems
Published: Monday, March 5th, 2018 @ 7:19 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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State Treasurer Dale Folwell wants UNC Health Care to post a $1 billion performance bond guaranteeing medical costs would not increase for State Health Plan participants, or hit state taxpayers in the wallet, if the system enters into a proposed partnership with Carolinas HealthCare
Published: Wednesday, February 28th, 2018 @ 11:54 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina could be home to one of the largest hospital behemoths in the nation if UNC Health Care and Carolinas HealthCare System finalize their partnership agreement. On a combined $14 billion operating budget, the two systems manage 50 hospitals and employ 90,000 people.
Published: Tuesday, February 6th, 2018 @ 3:28 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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University of North Carolina leaders aren't sure whether a partnership between UNC Health Care and Carolinas HealthCare System would help - or hurt - North Carolinians, UNC President Margaret Spellings said Friday
Published: Monday, January 29th, 2018 @ 12:17 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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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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Federal regulators are getting increasingly uneasy with proposals such as a partnership involving UNC Health Care and Carolinas HealthCare System
Published: Wednesday, September 20th, 2017 @ 11:55 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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UNC Healthcare CEO Dr. Bill Roper educated state legislators Dec. 11 about what he called five "myths" of health care at a Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services meeting held to discuss the future of health care.
Published: Tuesday, December 18th, 2012 @ 4:47 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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