The deadline for a new contract between Mission Health and Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina passed Thursday without a deal. That means Mission’s facilities in the western part of the state are now “out-of-network” for BCBSNC customers and members of the State Health Plan under most circumstances.
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Delegates at the 34th Annual Convention of the State Employees Association of North Carolina elected officers for 2017-2018 over the weekend in Greensboro.
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EMPAC, the political arm of the State Employees Association of North Carolina, presented Rep. Michael Wray (D-Halifax) and Rep. Jonathan Jordan (R-Ashe) with Lisa B. Mitchell Legislator of the Year awards Saturday for their efforts advocating for state employees and retirees during the recent legislative session.
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State Treasurer Dale Folwell announced Wednesday that thanks to renegotiation with United HealthCare, Medicare Advantage plan premiums will not increase in the coming year. Premiums were scheduled to increase as much as 25 percent.
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East Carolina University and Vidant Health executed a formal agreement Wednesday to integrate ECU Physicians Group and Vidant Medical Group, completing a merger that gives away state assets and jeopardizes the future and stability of 1,200 state employees.
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Representatives from Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina laid out the details of an ongoing dispute with Mission Health, which operates six hospitals in the western part of the state, in a presentation for the SEANC Board of Governors on Friday, July 21.
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SEANC has learned that members in the western part of the state are facing increased health care costs because of an ongoing contract dispute between Mission Health System, which operates six hospitals and other facilities in Asheville and surrounding areas, and Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina, the state’s largest insurance provider.
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State Health Plan members who cover dependents under the age of 75 should have received a letter informing them that a Dependent Eligibility Verification Audit is currently underway.
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The House and Senate passed a compromise budget in late June that includes a $1,000 pay increase for state employees and a 1-percent true cost-of-living adjustment for retirees.
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