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Aetna is poised to manage health coverage plan benefits for North Carolina state workers and teachers next year because Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina won't appeal a judge’s decision that upheld Aetna as the next contract winner.
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More than 500,000 North Carolina residents have enrolled in state's Medicaid expansion program in the seven months since it was launched.
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A North Carolina judge has upheld the state employee health plan’s decision in 2022 to chose Aetna to administer the plan starting next January.
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The number of people who have enrolled in Medicaid in North Carolina since expansion began in December is now over 310,000. Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper offered that figure on Wednesday while at a Raleigh event with the nation’s chief Medicaid regulator to talk about expansion and those getting other subsidized insurance offered through the Affordable Care Act.
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The measure would permit Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina, the state's dominant insurance provider, and Delta Dental to transfer money from its current hospital service companies into new shell companies run by the same executive leadership.
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“It's not Blue Cross's money — this is the people's money,” state Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey told legislators before the vote, urging them to protect his ability to hold insurers accountable to their consumers.
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The N.C. Treasurer's office rejected two appeals of its decision to award the State Health Plan's administration contract to Aetna.
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Blue Cross Blue Shield, which currently holds the state health plan contract, said it's pursuing an appeal.
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Health care accounts for one out of every $5 spent in the United States. Expensive drugs and medical devices have received public scrutiny, but only recently have hospitals come under the microscope.
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The health provider and insurer disagree on reimbursement policies and rates.