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May 14, 2025

health insurance

Article

Patients struggle with lack of consistent coverage for popular weight-loss drugs

March 3, 2025 Tom Murphy

Supplies of high-demand obesity treatments are improving, but that doesn’t mean it’s easier to get them. Many employers and insurers are scaling back coverage of Wegovy and Zepbound, and a key government program, Medicare, doesn’t […]

Article

Liz Weston: You may be entitled to free health insurance now

May 10, 2021 Liz Weston, NerdWallet undefined

The latest coronavirus relief package did more than dole out $1,400 checks. The law also made health insurance free for millions more people and reduced costs for others, at least for now. The American Rescue […]

Article

CAPRETTA: Fixing job-based health insurance

December 29, 2020 James C. Capretta

This is the second and final installment of James Capretta’s article to reform employer-based health care insurance first published in North State Journal 12/23/20. Defined contributions and standardized coverage Under this proposed reform, workers would […]

Article

US survey finds smaller decline in medical bill worries

February 12, 2020 Tom Murphy, The Associated Press

The proportion of people in families struggling to pay medical bills is down, but the number isn’t dropping like it used to, according to a big government study. In a 2018 national survey, just over […]

Opinion

HALL: Don’t Turn Your Back on Small Business, Governor

August 21, 2019 Kyle Hall

Small businesses are the engine of North Carolina’s economy, yet they all suffer from one problem: access to affordable health insurance. This message doesn’t change whether you’re in King or Charlotte. This message doesn’t change […]

Business

Trump administration rule would let more Americans drop Obamacare

January 4, 2018 Emily Roberson

WASHINGTON, Jan 4 (Reuters) – The Trump administration on Thursday proposed a rule to allow Americans who are self-employed or work for small businesses to buy health insurance that does not comply with all Obamacare […]

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