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Health InsuranceHigher premiums for overweight, smoking workers could help Columbus Co. trim fatSubmitted by Holden Kurwicki on Tue, 04/23/2013 - 5:33pm.READ MORE:Former Carolina Beach mayor a no-show for criticism of town insurance costsSubmitted by Jayne Dees on Wed, 04/03/2013 - 4:54pm.READ MORE:FIRST ON 3: Former Carolina Beach mayor thinks council members should pay for own insuranceSubmitted by WWAY on Tue, 04/02/2013 - 11:56am.READ MORE:
On Wednesday, April 3, 2013, Town of Carolina Beach is having a Budget Work Session at 11:00 am. Question to be answered is: Why are we taxpayers paying your Health and Dental Insurance?
Full story... » NC House taking up unemployment insurance fixSubmitted by WWAY on Mon, 02/04/2013 - 2:14pm.READ MORE:
An unemployment insurance package that would eliminate North Carolina's $2.6 billion debt to the federal government by cutting jobless benefits and raising business taxes remains on the fast track at the General Assembly.
Full story... » NC lawmakers want stop to online insurance marketSubmitted by WWAY on Wed, 01/30/2013 - 3:13pm.READ MORE:
North Carolina's General Assembly is freezing any state work on a new one-stop shop to help people buy affordable health insurance and ordering unspent federal funds returned.
Full story... » NC lawmaker foresees anti-abortion measures aheadSubmitted by Allyson Lorick on Mon, 01/21/2013 - 10:06am.READ MORE:
A North Carolina lawmaker says his colleagues in the General Assembly are likely to consider proposals to exclude abortion coverage from federal health insurance exchanges and to outlaw abortions based on gender preferences.
Full story... » NC to build state-federal online insurance marketSubmitted by WWAY on Thu, 11/15/2012 - 3:22pm.READ MORE:
North Carolina's version of a new one-stop shop to help people buy affordable health insurance will be run partly by the state and partly by the federal government.
Full story... » NC rushes on deadline for online insurance marketSubmitted by WWAY on Fri, 11/09/2012 - 2:13pm.READ MORE:
North Carolina officials are rushing ahead of a looming deadline on how to create a new one-stop online shop to help people buy affordable health insurance.
Full story... » ONLY ON 3 UPDATE: Injured man on Medicare is able to stay in hospital to await surgerySubmitted by Katie Harden on Tue, 09/18/2012 - 8:38pm.READ MORE:McIntyre, Rouzer both against health care lawSubmitted by WWAY on Thu, 06/28/2012 - 4:37pm.READ MORE:
While divisions on the Supreme Court's ruling today on health care reform have typically been along party lines, southeastern North Carolina's incumbent Democrat in Congress and the Republican challenging him for his seat have similar views on the law and the court ruling.
Full story... » Audit: NC could be overpaying in health claimsSubmitted by WWAY on Tue, 09/13/2011 - 11:05am.READ MORE:
A new audit says North Carolina's state health plan for workers could be overpaying millions of dollars a year because of shoddy tracking of medical claims.
Full story... » Auditors critical of NC health plan contractSubmitted by WWAY on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 12:49pm.READ MORE:
State auditors say North Carolina's health insurance plan for workers could have saved more than $1 million if it had written a better contract with a hospital and monitored rates more closely.
Full story... » Insurers must cover birth control with no copaysSubmitted by WWAY on Mon, 08/01/2011 - 3:46pm.READ MORE:
Also to be covered without copays are breast pumps for nursing mothers, an annual "well woman" physical, and screening for the virus that causes cervical cancer and for diabetes during pregnancy. And, plans will have to cover counseling on domestic violence, as well as other services.
Full story... » AMA: Doctors shortchanged by insurers' mistakesSubmitted by WWAY on Mon, 06/20/2011 - 12:03pm.READ MORE:
The American Medical Association released its annual report card on insurers Monday. The AMA says eliminating mistakes would save doctors and insurers $17 billion a year.
Full story... » NC panel gives first OK to health insurance marketSubmitted by WWAY on Tue, 05/10/2011 - 3:27pm.READ MORE:
North Carolina lawmakers are moving ahead with legislation to create a marketplace of private health plans for people who now have the hardest time finding coverage.
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