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North Carolina's State Health Plan stopped providing coverage for GLP-1s for weight loss last year. A new agreement with CVS Caremark lets the plan negotiate directly with manufacturers for the medications.
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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.
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The Health Plan has kept premiums steady by using reserves for years. Now, those reserves are gone and administrators say major changes are necessary.
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The state health plan board voted to allow the plan to charge state employees different premiums based on their salaries. The board will set monthly prices later this year.
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Educators and other state employees began noticing these changes in January, after the state health plan switched administrators from Blue Cross Blue Shield to Aetna.
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In a break with previous administration, new NC Treasurer Brad Briner says higher premiums, not legislative fixes, needed for NC Health Plan.
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Dale Folwell has spent his eight years as Treasurer investigating what he calls the healthcare "cartel." Treasurer-elect Brad Briner said he may approach things differently.
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While you might assume incorrectly that the Office of State Treasurer is where tax revenue gets processed, it’s actually a key position that oversees pension fund investments for state retirees and manages the state employees’ healthcare plan.
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North Carolina’s state treasurer Dale Folwell has put out an urgent call to shore up funding for state health plan. Lawmakers haven’t budged.
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The North Carolina State Health Plan Board of Trustees voted to remove coverage of GLP-1 weight loss medicines like Wegovy and Saxenda.