State Treasurer Dale R. Folwell, CPA, and the State Health Plan (Plan) announced today that the Plan's new network-provider contracts have been released and are now available for providers to view and sign.
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State Treasurer Dale R. Folwell, CPA, and the State Health Plan (Plan) announced today that the Department of Insurance (DOI) has given final approval to the State Health Plan Network Participation Agreement. The contract will be used by Blue Cross NC to create a custom provider network for the Plan known as the NC State Health Plan Network.
The Fiscal Research Division (FRD) of the North Carolina General Assembly issued a “Legislative Actuarial Note" on the impact HB 184 would have on taxpayers and members of the State Health Plan (Plan).
State Treasurer Dale R. Folwell, CPA, and the State Health Plan (Plan) announced today that they are increasing the reimbursement rates for many rural hospitals under the Plan's Clear Pricing Project (CPP) announced last October. Changing the reimbursement rates will result in a $52 million annual increase from the original plan for many rural facilities that treat Plan members.
State Treasurer Dale R. Folwell, CPA, announced that the North Carolina Court of Appeals issued a ruling yesterday upholding the state's position in Lake v.
Members of the North Carolina House of Representatives filed a bill this week to prevent the State Health Plan (Plan) from proceeding with its initiative to save $300 million for the Plan and another $66 million for teachers, state troopers and other state and local public servants.
State Treasurer Dale R. Folwell, CPA, announced today that the state pension plan reported losses of 1.47 percent for calendar year 2018, underperforming its actuarial assumed rate of return of 7 percent. Pension fund assets were valued at $94.2 billion, down from $98.3 billion at the end of 2017. At the same time, the pension plan paid out over $6 billion in benefits – an amount that exceeds the state's debt.
State Treasurer Dale R. Folwell, CPA, announced today the results of the 2019 Debt Affordability Advisory Committee Study, advising the governor and General Assembly on the estimated debt capacity of the General and Transportation Funds for the upcoming 10 fiscal years.
The North Carolina State Health Plan announced that State Treasurer Dale R. Folwell, CPA, will appear tonight on the Spectrum News public affairs program Capital Tonight. Loretta Boniti will be hosting the segment.
Treasurer Dale R. Folwell, CPA, issued a call to North Carolina residents to assist the N.C. Department of State Treasurer in ensuring that convicted felons do not receive state-sponsored benefits that they are not eligible to receive.