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Adam Wagner/N.C. NewsroomNC State Health Plan board approves Medicare Advantage plan benefit changes despite retiree concernsRetirees on the state's Medicare Advantage will face higher out-of-pocket maximums next year, as well as higher copays for many medical services. -
Adam Wagner/N.C. NewsroomState Health Plan Executive Administrator Tom Friedman said Atrium charges between 15 and 40 percent more for services. If WakeMed adopts those reimbursement rates, the impact could ripple across hundreds of thousands of employees.
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UNC Health wants to open the new hospital by 2030 but needs a Certificate of Need. The system said the new hospital would focus on specialty care that residents frequently need to drive more than two hours to receive now. -
WakeMed President and CEO answered questions about how the system's proposed consolidation with Charlotte-based Atrium Health would impact cost, healthcare in Wake County at a wide-ranging press conference. -
The free new pilot is available at William B. Umstead State Park in Raleigh through an online reservation system with North Carolina State Parks. -
Atrium Health is seeking to take over WakeMed. Officials throughout state government urged the proposed deal to slow down after news broke Friday afternoon. -
The Wake County Board of Commissioners is set to vote on a proposal Monday that would alter WakeMed's articles of incorporation. Politicians are already concerned about the potential merger.
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A da Vinci SP system was used for two successful surgeries at ECU Health. The technology is less invasive and used one single incision instead of multiple. -
The legislation moved $319 million to the state's Medicaid program and also provided critical funding for the state's prison system, DMV and State Bureau of Investigation. -
The bill provided stopgap funding for the state's Medicaid program but also started to implement changes required under federal legislation passed last year. -
The bill provides North Carolina's Medicaid program with the $319 million in rebase funding that Gov. Josh Stein has long pushed for. It also makes some changes to Medicaid eligibility. -
Gov. Josh Stein has been calling for an additional $319 million to fund Medicaid for months. Now, legislative Republicans are set to provide it.
