Third Party Administrator

Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina headquarters in Durham. N.C.

Judge: Challenge to State Health Plan’s administrator change can proceed

February 7, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — A challenge to the N.C. State Health Plan’s change in Third Party Administrator (TPA) to Aetna can proceed, according to a recent court order by Administrative Law Judge Melissa Owens Lassiter. The current […]

UnitedHealthcare drops protest appeal over NC State Health Plan administrator change

April 24, 2023 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — UnitedHealthcare has apparently dropped its protest appeal over the change in third-party administration of the North Carolina State Health Plan. With UnitedHealthcare (UMR, Inc.) dropping its appeal, Blue Cross Blue Shield of North […]

State treasurer reacts to litigation filed over State Health Plan contract change

February 22, 2023 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — As expected, Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC has filed litigation paperwork over the change in the State Health Plan’s third-party administrator contract that was awarded to Aetna earlier this year. Both Blue […]

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Challenges to contract rejected by State Health Plan

February 2, 2023 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — State Treasurer Dale Folwell announced on Jan. 20 the State Health Plan (SHP) had rejected protest appeals for the Third-Party Administrative Services (TPA) contract submitted by the losing bidders; Blue Cross NC and […]

NC Treasurer welcomes challenges to change in State Health Plan administrator

January 18, 2023 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The change in the Third-Party Administrative contract (TPA) for the state health plan announced earlier this month by N.C. State Treasurer Dale Folwell is likely to be challenged by the current plan administrator. […]

N.C. State Employees Health Plan moving to Aetna in 2025

January 10, 2023 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — North Carolina State Treasurer Dale Folwell has announced that the State Health Plan will be moving from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina to Aetna starting in 2025. The State Health […]

State Treasurer keeps Blue Cross Blue Shield as administrator of State Health Plan

September 27, 2017 North State Journal Staff

RALEIGH — At a press conference last week, State Treasurer Dale Folwell announced that the State Health Plan Board of Trustees has again awarded the Third Party Administrator (TPA) medical claims contract to Blue Cross […]