Atrium approved for $600M debt issuance after Folwell’s grilling
State Treasurer Folwell fails at effort to block Atrium borrowing
Selling Bald Head Island’s ferry creates a ruckus
Selling Bald Head Island's ferry creates a stir
Big changes loom in how N.C. pays for roads?
North Carolina needs to boost transportation funding by 30%, experts say.
Three in hunt to oust incumbent state treasurer
Three Democrats seek nomination in N.C. state treasurer race
State Treasurer Folwell takes aim at Atrium-Wake Forest hospital combination
N.C. State Treasurer Dale Folwell criticizes Atrium Health-Wake Forest Health combination
NC Chamber wants to support state’s push for “value-based health care”
The N.C.Chamber is holding a conference this week to help North Carolina improve its weak record for health care — 33rd for its mix of high costs and weak patient outcomes, according to a United [...]
Big Charlotte physician group supports treasurer’s health care pricing strategy
Tryon Medical Partners, the Charlotte area’s biggest independent physicians’ practice, says it signed a contract to join the North Carolina State Health Plan network. The move aligns the [...]
Rocky Mount’s hospital is on the comeback trail
Lee Isley took on an intriguing challenge when he became CEO of Nash UNC Health Care in Rocky Mount a year and a half ago. The hospital in the home county of Governor Roy Cooper hasn’t had an [...]
N.C. hospital industry, state employees remain at odds over State Health Plan
North Carolina’s hospitals remain strongly opposed to changes that would enable the State Health Plan to reduce the amount it pays for many hospital procedures for its 700,000 members. But [...]
ECU juggles financial struggles, football woes, departing chief
Divisiveness, declining finances and flagging football fortunes marked Cecil Staton’s tenure as leader of eastern North Carolina’s most critical institution.