Health Insurance

The sunsetting of ACA tax credits and rate hike requests filed by health insurance companies could produce sticker shock and lead to fewer people insured in N.C.

State Treasurer Brad Briner has said the plan faced a $500 million deficit in 2026 without major changes. Increasing premiums was a key step to bolstering the state's health insurance offering.

The Health Plan has kept premiums steady by using reserves for years. Now, those reserves are gone and administrators say major changes are necessary.

Critics of the federal proposal to impose a work requirement on Medicaid recipients warn that red tape — not unemployment — would drive people off the rolls.

The state House voted Wednesday to require insurance companies to cover more testing for breast cancer and other diseases.

Lindsi Franklin’s son, Isaac, was 9 years old in June 2024 when doctors found an abscess in his stomach and a section of diseased bowel. He was diagnosed with severe Crohn’s disease — Isaac’s immune system had decided that his own intestines were an enemy.

State lawmakers want to crack down on an insurance practice that requires people to wait for approval for medical treatments.

The state Senate on Wednesday approved legislation that would restrict government mandates for health insurance plans, despite objections from some Democrats.

The state Senate is considering a bill this week that would restrict government mandates for health insurance plans.

In a break with previous administration, new NC Treasurer Brad Briner says higher premiums, not legislative fixes, needed for NC Health Plan.