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UNC Health signs long-term contract with UnitedHealthcare, keeping patients in network

UNC Health announced Thursday it signed a long-term agreement with UnitedHealthcare, which will keep thousands of North Carolina patients in network when they receive treatment at UNC clinics and hospitals.

UNC Health signs long-term agreement with Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina

UNC Health has signed a new, long-term agreement with Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina, the state's largest not-for-profit health insurer.

No penalty for BlueCross NC after insurer lowers price for common HIV/AIDS drugs

A federal investigation into North Carolina's largest health insurer ended with no penalty after Blue Cross Blue Shield NC was accused of charging more for drugs, even generics, in a way that discriminates against some users.

Grace Hayba, WRAL health reporter

Who should provide health care for North Carolina state workers? Trial kicks off over multibillion-dollar dispute

A trial between Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield and the North Carolina State Health Plan is expected to decide who should be in charge of providing health care to hundreds of thousands of state workers, and therefore how much insurance might cost for them in the future.

Will Doran, WRAL state government reporter

Blue Cross reform bill easily clears NC legislature

A top priority for Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina, the bill would let the nonprofit company move assets to a newly created holding company that would be further from regulators' reach.

Travis Fain, WRAL state government reporter

TUNDE SOTUNDE: Keeping Blue Cross and Blue Shield of N.C. mission-driven

Friday, May 26, 2023 -- The bill would modernize Blue Cross and Blue Shield North Carolina's structure and give us the best chance to remain a mission-driven North Carolina not-for-profit.

Major health insurance bill, a priority for Blue Cross, moves again in NC legislature

State Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey opposes the measure, saying it bows to corporate greed. The company and the bill's supporters in the statehouse say it's a needed update to old regulations.

Travis Fain, WRAL state government bill

PEG O'CONNELL: High stakes in Blue Cross restructuring. Bill needs closer look

Sunday, May 21, 2023 -- House Bill 346 would permit dramatic restructuring of Blue Cross Blue Shield North Carolina, the state's oldest hospital service corporation and largest health insurer. This is a big deal and it is not getting the attention it deserves.

NC House passes major insurance, credit union bills, plus new shark-fishing rules

The state legislature on May 4 hits "crossover," a quasi-deadline for bills to pass at least one chamber of the General Assembly. Its approach quickens the pace of this legislative session.

Travis Fain, WRAL state government reporter

NC lawmakers mull big changes to health insurance, prescription drug industries

Independent pharmacists are pushing again for new regulations on pharmacy benefit managers - large companies that act as middlemen.

Travis Fain, WRAL state government reporter

NC's insurance commissioner blasts bill as 'all about corporate greed'

Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina wants to reorganize, and nearly 100 state lawmakers are sponsoring the bill. The state's Republican insurance commissioner is sounding an alarm.

Travis Fain, WRAL state government reporter

Blue Cross NC restructuring bill gets cool reception in first hearing

A bill to allow Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina to restructure didn't get a vote in the House Health committee Tuesday, where it drew sharp criticism from state Commissioner of Insurance Mike Causey.

Laura Leslie, WRAL capitol bureau chief

Blue Cross Blue Shield NC seeks lawmakers' help to restructure

North Carolina's top health insurer wants state lawmakers to allow it to reorganize and create a parent holding company.

NC's top insurer seeks lawmakers' permission to restructure

North Carolina's top health insurer wants state lawmakers to allow it to reorganize and create a parent holding company. Blue Cross Blue Shield North Carolina says the change is needed to help it compete with other big insurers. But critics say it could lead to higher rates and less coverage.

Laura Leslie, WRAL capitol bureau chief

Aetna meeting with state employees as State Health Plan contract fight, transition, continues

Aetna is slated to take over a multi-billion-dollar contract to run the NC State Health Plan for employees in 2025.

Travis Fain, WRAL state government reporter

New details made public about state employee health insurance switch. Could premiums go down?

North Carolina state employees could see lower premium costs for their health insurance on the North Carolina State Health Plan, Treasurer Dale Folwell said Tuesday. He showed reporters new information on the details behind the decision to take the contract away from Blue Cross and Blue Shield, even though it has a larger network of providers.

Will Doran, WRAL state government reporter

State Health Plan rejects contract protests as Blue Cross promises to 'pursue efforts'

A shift in health insurance administrators serving North Carolina state employees is planned for 2025, but companies that lost out on the multibillion-dollar contract may not be finished fighting the decision.

Travis Fain, WRAL state government reporter

DRAUGHON DRAWS: Folwell's listening for a heart beat

Monday, Jan. 16, 2023 -- Capitol Broadcasting Company's editorial cartoonist.

UnitedHealthcare unit latest to protest state's health care contract

The company lost a bid to Aetna. Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina, which had held the multibillion-dollar contract for decades, is also protesting the state's decision.

Blue Cross files protest over multibillion-dollar state health plan contract

NC plans to swap Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina for Aetna in 2025. Blue Cross is appealing that decision -- a process that could take months, or even years, to finalize.

Travis Fain, WRAL state government reporter

Changes possible for NC employees' health plan

Changes may be coming in the next few years for state employees on the State Health Plan. For the first time in decades, a multi-billion-dollar contract to manage the plan is changing hands.

Concerns grow about health insurance changes coming for state employees

State employees will have to wait a little while to learn how a big state contract change will impact their health plans. The change doesn't take effect until 2025.

NC treasurer hopes to cut family health premiums for state employees as contract shifts

State Treasurer Dale Folwell, who answered reporters' questions about a plan to switch the North Carolina State Health Plan management contract from BlueCross to Aetna, says he hopes to cut costs for state employees.

Travis Fain, WRAL state government reporter

Health insurance changes coming for state employees as multibillion-dollar state contract shifts

State Treasurer Dale Folwell said Wednesday that Aetna beat out Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina to manage the state health plan starting in 2025. BlueCross says it will appeal the decision.

Travis Fain, WRAL state government reporter

PEG O'CONNELL: N.C. Missing out on good insurance news. Change it now

Monday, Aug. 29, 2022 -- North Carolina is missing out on one of America's most exciting doses of good news. Around much of the country the number of uninsured people is dropping but not in the Tar Heel state. North Carolina is too smart and too caring a place to miss out on a good thing. Expanding Medicaid is, as so many studies have indicated, a very good thing.