The North Carolina State Health Plan is following through on its promise to not only provide support when members are in need, but also provide the needed prevention tools to help members stay healthy. As part of these efforts, State Treasurer Brad Briner is announcing a new partnership targeting rural, more difficult to serve communities. Hello Heart, the digital leader in preventive heart health, will now work to empower eligible Plan members to better understand and improve their heart health.
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The State Health Plan (Plan) Board of Trustees met today to set premiums for 2026. State Health Plan members include teachers, state employees and retirees. This is the final step in the three-pronged effort to provide financial stability as the Plan faces a half a billion-dollar deficit. The approved premiums include increases for active members and, notably, a cost reduction for some employees who choose to cover children on their plan. To lessen the financial burden on the state’s lowest paid employees, the Plan will be introducing salary-based premiums in 2026.
An effort to keep state dollars in North Carolina came to fruition today at the N.C.
Wake County will be able to seek financing to build a new Morrisville High School now that the Local Government Commi
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The next round of interest-free Cashflow Loans is ready to be distributed to local governments in need. This will be the third installment of loans disbursed as a way to help communities who are already hard at work recovering from Hurricane Helene.
New no-cost, high-quality health care will soon be available for State Health Plan (Plan) members. Under a new agreement, set to begin in October, Plan members will have access to an innovative new surgical benefit as part of the efforts to reduce costs for members and help overcome the budget deficit. N.C. State Treasurer Brad Briner is announcing the Plan has signed into a partnership with Lantern, a Specialty Care Platform, giving members who need surgery access to Lantern’s network of the region’s top surgeons and specialists at no cost to them.
State Treasurer Brad Briner applauds the General Assembly for reaching an agreement to fund crucial Department of State Treasurer needs in House Bill 125, including additional funding for the State Health Plan (Plan).
The campus is expected to bring more than 8,000 jobs to southwestern Wake County
The North Carolina Retirement Systems ("NCRS") pr