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State Health Plan leaders meet with Atrium, but no deal reached
With changes to the State Health Plan still making headlines, Plan leaders — including State Treasurer Brad Briner…
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Hospitals continue to push back on State Health Plan tier structure
The fallout from the State Health Plan’s new hospital tier system continued this week, as Atrium Health and WakeMed both took to the airwaves to criticize State Treasurer Brad Briner and his staff over the tiered network structure set to take effect in January. State Health Plan Executive Administrator Thomas Friedman visited SEANC’s Board of […]
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Setting the Record Straight on changes to State Health Plan
Since last week’s Board of Trustees vote, WakeMed and Atrium Health have pushed back publicly, arguing that members will be “charged extra” for using their facilities. That framing needs context. WakeMed and Atrium aren’t being deemed “non-preferred” arbitrarily. They chose not to give state employees a reasonable price and apparently would rather lose business than […]
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State Health Plan Raises Premiums, Redesigns Provider Network, Returns to BCBSNC
The State Health Plan Board of Trustees voted today to increase premiums by $2 to $8 per month for most members in 2027 and approved sweeping changes to how the plan pays for care — changes that will require every member to make more deliberate decisions about where they seek treatment. The board also voted to return […]
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Budget passes, but state employees and retirees deserve better
Lawmakers finally passed a long-delayed state budget this week, and SEANC has a clear message: the numbers don’t add up for the people who run this state. Most state employees will receive a 3% across-the-board raise, along with one-time bonuses — $1,750 for those earning $65,000 or less, and $1,000 for those earning more. Retirees […]
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The Budget Delay Continues, and Every Day Costs You
The raises are agreed to. The money is there. But state employees still aren’t seeing a dime — because the legislature still hasn’t passed a budget. Republican leaders in the House and Senate announced a high-level budget framework last month, 10 months after the fiscal year it was supposed to govern had already begun. Now, […]
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State Health Plan Votes to Raise Medicare Advantage Costs
The State Health Plan Board of Trustees voted Friday to raise costs for members enrolled in the Humana Medicare Advantage plans — and SEANC is pushing back. The board’s vote was unanimous. The changes take effect in 2027 and affect nearly 177,000 Medicare retirees currently enrolled in the Humana plans. What you’ll pay starting in […]
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New documentary highlights SEANC’s fight for pension transparency
A first-of-its-kind investigative documentary about the threat to public pensions across the country features SEANC Executive Director Ardis Watkins among dozens of pension leaders, board members, and advocates demanding greater transparency and accountability. “Pension Fight Club,” an investigative documentary by award-winning filmmaker Doug Orchard, takes a hard look at how, over the past 30 years, private […]
READ MORECorrectional raises leaving some personnel behind
Lawmakers were away from Raleigh this week, but the news that matters to state employees and retirees kept coming. Gov. Josh Stein and prison leaders called on the General Assembly to make sure budgeted raises reach more than just correctional officers. The current Republican framework gives officers a 15% raise but leaves out many supervisors and […]
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