Mission Health and Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) reached an agreement this week in a months-long contract dispute that had inconvenienced many in the western part of the state.
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Prosecutors in Pasquotank County announced Wednesday that they will seek the death penalty for the four inmates accused of murdering four state employees at a prison break attempt at Pasquotank Correctional in October.
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The tragedy at Pasquotank Correctional deepened this week with news that two more state employees passed away from injuries suffered in the failed prison break attempt on Oct. 12.
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This week saw yet another inmate attack on a correctional officers, this time at the N.C. Correctional Institution for Women in Raleigh. Thankfully, the unnamed officer was treated and released from the hospital with no life threatening injuries.
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SEANC President Stanley Drewery offers this statement on the tragedy that has claimed the lives of two Department of Public Safety employees at Pasquotank Correctional Institution.
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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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