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​Treasurer, Groups Call for North Carolina Congressional Delegation to Take National Lead in Extending Moratorium on ACA Health Insurance Providers Fee

North Carolina State Treasurer Dale R. Folwell, CPA, issued a statement today congratulating Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina and Mission Health for coming to an agreement for the healthcare provider's participation in the Blue Cross N.C. networks. The agreement comes after lengthy negotiations since the expiration of their contract on October 5 of this year.

State Treasurer Dale R. Folwell, CPA, applauded the announcement that Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan are creating a company to address health care needs for their U.S.-based employees.

State Treasurer Dale R. Folwell, CPA, announced today that he is asking representatives of UNC Healthcare to provide the State Health Plan (Plan) with a $1 billion performance bond guaranteeing that any merger with the organization and Carolinas HealthCare System would not increase medical costs for the Plan and North Carolina taxpayers.

State Treasurer Dale R. Folwell, CPA, issued the following statement after it was announced today that UNC Health Care and Atrium Health  have suspended discussions to merge the two health care systems:

State Treasurer Dale R. Folwell, CPA, called for all deals involving state property, like the now-suspended proposal by UNC Health Care and Atrium Health to merge operations, to come before the North Carolina's Council of State (COS) for review. The COS generally has a statutory requirement to approve all state property transactions. However, the planned UNC Health Care and Atrium Health merger was never discussed at the COS.

State Treasurer Dale R. Folwell, CPA, called for all deals involving state property, like the now-suspended proposal by UNC Health Care and Atrium Health to merge operations, to come before the North Carolina's Council of State (COS) for review. The COS generally has a statutory requirement to approve all state property transactions. However, the planned UNC Health Care and Atrium Health merger was never discussed at the COS.

State Treasurer Dale R. Folwell, CPA, announced today that the State Health Plan (SHP) will generate $35 million in savings as a result of the increase in members enrolled in the UnitedHealthcare (UHC) Medicare Advantage plans. Treasurer Folwell released the numbers during his monthly “Ask Me Anything" conference call, part of his initiative to promote transparency.

State Treasurer Dale R. Folwell, CPA announced today that the State Health Plan has completed a year-long project to verify the eligibility of nearly 190,000 dependents on the Plan.