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February 24, 2021

Medicare

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Recent ruling bolsters NC State Treasurer’s Clear Pricing Project

January 14, 2021 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — A court ruling upholding a Trump administration executive order for increased transparency in healthcare pricing may further bolster State Treasurer Dale Folwell’s pricing transparency program, known as the Clear Pricing Project. The court […]

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New Medicare Advantage contract touts $590 million savings

March 20, 2020 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH – State Treasurer Dale Folwell and the State Health Plan have announced that Humana has been chosen for the Medicare Advantage Fully Insured Plan and Related Services contract. According to the Office of the […]

Opinion

SKVARLA: North Carolina Medicare enrollees and innovation will be hurt by new drug pricing policy 

February 12, 2020 John Skvarla

A proposed revision in drug pricing policy could negatively impact one of North Carolina’s most important industries as well as patients — especially the nearly 2 million North Carolina seniors and people with serious medical issues who […]

Opinion

HILL: Medicare is for old people; Medicaid is for poor people (but not all of them) 

February 5, 2020 Frank Hill

One of the biggest hurdles we face a nation in our political life together is the lack of basic factual information. It is next to impossible to solve political problems when every single issue is prismed through the […]

Opinion

LANGER: Senate drug plan helps government, hurts patients

December 11, 2019 Andrew Langer

Nancy Pelosi has a plan to lower drug prices. The Speaker of the House just released a new bill that would impose a slew of new taxes and allow the government to meddle with private […]

Opinion

Moch: Scientists can beat Alzheimer’s

October 2, 2019 Kenneth Moch

More than 120,000 Americans will lose their battle to Alzheimer’s disease this year. This debilitating condition is the nation’s sixth-leading cause of death. Nationwide, someone in the United States develops Alzheimer’s disease every 65 seconds. […]

Opinion

KLEPPER: Business leaders can save NC health care

September 4, 2019 Brian Klepper

The North Carolina State Employees Health Plan’s (SEHP) proposal to pay network hospitals less than in the past has been blocked this year by the state’s hospital community, precipitating a visible, high-drama dispute that promises […]

Opinion

HILL: My Health Care Is Too Expensive!

February 27, 2019 Frank Hill

One of the most interesting things about health care debates is how everyone believes they are “paying too much for health care!” In reality, 98% of all Americans pay far less than the full actuarial […]

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