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Medicaid managed-care wannabes take protest to new court

September 29, 2020 by Anne Blythe

Medicaid managed-care wannabes take protest to new court - North Carolina Health News

After losing out on lucrative contracts with DHHS, Medicaid managed care companies file appeals once again ahead of next year's start date.

By Anne Blythe and Rose Hoban In the middle of a coronavirus pandemic that has tossed up challenge after challenge, the state Department of Health and Human Services also must tend to another enormous project. Over the next 10 months, the department has been told by the legislature to complete the transformation of its cumbersome […]

A map of North Carolina insurance premiums with 16 diffrent rate areas and each areas's increase shown.

Triangle, Charlotte Customers Get Biggest Share of Blue Cross ACA Rate Cuts

August 23, 2018 by Mark Tosczak

Triangle, Charlotte Customers Get Biggest Share of Blue Cross ACA Rate Cuts - North Carolina Health News

The state’s largest health insurer says its pushing all providers to agree to new payment arrangements that would provide financial motivation to keep patients healthier.

By Mark Tosczak When Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina announced, in late July, that average premiums for Affordable Care Act plans would decline by 4.1 percent for 2019, it said some customers would see big cuts while others would see modest increases, depending on where they lived. On Wednesday, the company revealed […]

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Health Care Providers Battling Cyber Attackers

February 21, 2018 by Mark Tosczak

Health Care Providers Battling Cyber Attackers - North Carolina Health News

These days providers both large and small have to be on guard against IT attacks, which can be costly in terms of time, money and inconvenience.

By Mark Tosczak On Oct. 8, 2017, a computer was stolen from a UNC dermatology practice in Burlington; on its hard drive were medical records for some 24,000 patients. A few days later, Pinehurst-based FirstHealth of the Carolinas shut down many of its computer systems for two weeks as technicians battled a ransomware virus designed […]

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