Switching state workers off anti-clotting drug sparks debate
Switching N.C. State Health Plans off Eliquis proves contentious.
Folwell highlights study noting hospitals’ charity care ‘does not appear to justify’ tax-exempt status
State Treasurer Dale Folwell fired another round Wednesday in his ongoing feud with the state’s largest hospitals. Folwell, who oversees the 700,000-member State Health Plan, has for years tried [...]
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 [...]