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As part of the ongoing efforts to keep the State Health Plan (Plan) affordable for its 750,000 members while keeping it solvent, Atrium Health and the Plan have entered into a new contract. Atrium Health came into this multi-year agreement with the goal of making sure members can keep receiving care at its leading hospitals, and from the physicians and care teams they know and trust.

In light of a judge’s initial ruling allowing Atrium Health’s Affordability Program (Program) to continue, the State Health Plan (Plan) is now building upon Atrium’s commitment to Plan members and enhancing its impact. Beginning Jan.

A Superior Court judge denied the State Health Plan’s (Plan) request for a temporary restraining order against Atrium Health’s “Affordability Program” (Program) on Tuesday. While this is not the outcome we were hoping for, in the ruling from the bench, the judge did acknowledge our argument that the Program could cause irreparable harm to the Plan. While other legal pathways continue to be explored, the Plan is now forced to consider all options to keep the Plan solvent for 2027 and beyond, which includes having to raise all member premiums, whether they are Atrium patients or not

The State Health Plan (Plan) has requested a temporary restraining order in Wake County Superior Court today to halt Atrium Health’s unlawful pricing scheme, announced less than a week before Open Enrollment begins for the Plan’s 750,000 members. The Plan contends Atrium's “Affordability Program” no

Atrium’s new “program” for State Health Plan (Plan) members is a shell game: it shifts agreed-upon costs to the Plan and, ultimately, North Carolina taxpayers.

In response to the vote to advance plans to consolidate two major hospital systems in the state, Treasurer Brad Briner has released the following video statement: 

The State Health Plan (Plan) and Atrium Health are announcing a new partnership to provide affordable healthcare access for North Carolinians to important services, including rural care, children's hospitals, primary care, emergency care, behavioral health services and specialty care for patients with complex medical needs. Twelve Atrium Health hospitals and associated clinics will be added to the Access-level for Plan members starting Jan.

State Health Plan leaders, including Board of Trustees Chair and State Treasurer Brad Briner, met with Atrium Health leaders on Monday in Raleigh. The meeting was constructive with both entities expressing a commitment to working toward finding a path forward for the State Health Plan and its members, and providing an update within a few weeks.

In response to the statement sent out by Atrium Health earlier today, the Department of State Treasurer and State Health Plan release the following: 

Statement in Response to Atrium