North Carolina’s unfunded liabilities for the state employee pension plan and state health plan pose a fiscal crisis to the state. Over the last decade, the value of unfunded liabilities…
On Friday, March 20, 2020, State Treasurer Dale Folwell announced his intention to rescue the State Health Plan with price transparency. Carolina Journal’s Julie Havlak reports: With the State Health Plan,…
Julie Havlak reports for Carolina Journal Online on State Treasurer Dale Folwell’s commitment to transparency involving the State Health Plan and public pensions. John Trump’s Daily Journal explains how the…
Julie Havlak reports for Carolina Journal Online on the latest developments in the fight over State Treasurer Dale Folwell’s Clear Pricing Project for State Health Plan payments. John Hood’s Daily…
About a week ago, State Treasurer Dale Folwell raised reimbursement rates for hospitals who sign on as network providers for the State Health Plan (SHP). Thursday morning, Carolina Journal’s Julie…
The second most contentious health care issue in North Carolina this year behind Medicaid expansion is the proposed changes to the State Health Plan. The State Treasurer Dale Folwell and…
North Carolina had the sixth-best funded pension for state employees and teachers in the country in 2017, according to the Pew Charitable Trusts. Past and present state leaders deserve credit…
North Carolina State Treasurer Dale Folwell launched his Clear Pricing Project back in October 2018, and June 30 is the deadline for providers to sign onto the in-network list for…
Dan Way reports for Carolina Journal Online on progress of a bill designed to block proposed State Health Plan changes. John Hood’s Daily Journal urges prudence for those writing the…
Carolina Journal reports on State Treasurer Dale Folwell pushing for price transparency in NC hospitals. State Treasurer Dale Folwell wants the U.S. Department of Justice to require all North Carolina…
Dan Way reports for Carolina Journal Online on State Health Plan changes that would save money and boost transparency. The Daily Journal ponders tough choices policymakers face about rebuilding after…
More than 135,000 N.C. students get their education through homeschooling. Another 101,000 attend private schools. Terry Stoops analyzes the significance of those numbers for the next edition of Carolina Journal…