Health insurance premium increases for about 300,000 state government employees in 2026 are part of a proposal approved last week by the N.C. State Health Plan's Board of Trustees. For example, ...

The program, which is the first of its kind in the nation, uses Medicaid dollars to address the various social factors that contribute to health, such as food and housing. It’s ...

Tamika Walker Kelly, president of the N.C. Association of Educators, said that "considering the state of educator pay here in North Carolina, asking them to shoulder higher health care costs ...

Officials said the proposed changes, which include significant increases to deductibles, aim to tackle the health plan’s ...

Amid summer tourism boom, NC Outer Banks have just one hospital, accessible from many areas by one narrow highway or via a ...

UnitedHealth CEO Andrew Witty is stepping down for personal reasons and the nation’s largest health insurer suspended its full-year financial outlook due to higher-than-expected medical ...

Managed care firms UnitedHealth (NYSE:UNH), Humana (NYSE ... Medicare Advantage plans for next year. Other notable gainers include Alignment Healthcare (ALHC), Elevance Health (ELV), Clover ...

Humana's senior-focused ... Those expansion plans include centers in four new markets: Augusta and Savannah in Georgia, North Carolina's Triad Region and Wichita, Kansas. Between CenterWell ...

Humana is sketching out expansion plans for its fledgling primary care ... Greensboro and Winston-Salem in North Carolina; and Wichita, Kansas, according to a press release on Wednesday.

More changes and higher rates could be coming to the health insurance plan for teachers and other North Carolina state employees. Last week, the board of the State Health Plan approved the option ...