North Carolina

  • Exchanges: North Carolina has begun preliminary planning efforts for its state run insurance exchange. So far, no exchange-related legislation has passed either chamber of the legislature.
  • Essential Health Benefits: The North Carolina Department of Insurance has begun studying EHB benchmark plans, and a report was issued in May analyzing the 10 potential options. No recommendation has been made.
  • Medicaid Expansion: Governor Pat McCrory announced on February that North Carolina will not be expanding Medicaid.
  • Medicare Advantage Enrollment: North Carolina currently has 329,691 seniors and people with disabilities enrolled in Medicare Advantage, or about 21% of all Medicare beneficiaries.

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NEWS OF NOTE
» Governor Perdue’s statement on the Affordable Care Act (press release)
» Raleigh News and Observer – Higher Prices from Providers Drive Health Care Cost Increases
» Burlington Times-News – Poll: More in NC Oppose Health Care Law Than Support It

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Charlotte Observer/Raleigh News & Observer: Patients Pay More for Tests and Procedures if Their Physician is Employed By a Hospital

Posted on December 17, 2012 by AHIP Coverage

A joint article from the Charlotte Observer/The Raleigh News & Observer, Doctors join hospitals, and prices soar, found that “North Carolina patients pay more for many tests and procedures if their physician is employed by a hospital.” Continue reading →

Posted in: Health Care Costs, Issue Alert

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