‘Deny, deny, deny!’ That’s how a staff doctor at Cigna was told how to review claims

Teachers and other state employees' health care is in trouble, according to North Carolina Treasurer Dale Folwell, and he’s calling for reforms to save it.

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Change Healthcare, Kaiser Permanente cyberattacks: A wake-up call for health care

Teachers and other state employees' health care is in trouble, according to North Carolina Treasurer Dale Folwell, and he’s calling for reforms to save it.

By |2024-05-13T09:35:12-04:00May 13th, 2024|Latest News, News & Updates|0 Comments

Big Pharma layoffs continue, as Bristol-Myers Squibb cuts 2,200 jobs, $1.5B in costs

Teachers and other state employees' health care is in trouble, according to North Carolina Treasurer Dale Folwell, and he’s calling for reforms to save it.

By |2024-05-13T09:32:52-04:00May 13th, 2024|Latest News, News & Updates|0 Comments

Lawmakers Weigh Lifting National Restrictions on Physician-Owned Hospitals

Teachers and other state employees' health care is in trouble, according to North Carolina Treasurer Dale Folwell, and he’s calling for reforms to save it.

By |2024-05-13T08:54:56-04:00May 13th, 2024|Latest News, News & Updates|0 Comments

NC treasurer claims cancer patients overcharged, hospitals call allegation ‘false picture’

Teachers and other state employees' health care is in trouble, according to North Carolina Treasurer Dale Folwell, and he’s calling for reforms to save it.

By |2024-05-10T09:14:08-04:00May 10th, 2024|Latest News, News & Updates|0 Comments

Overcharged: State Employees, Cancer Drugs, and the 340B Drug Pricing Program

North Carolina hospitals used the safety-net 340B Drug Pricing Program to overcharge cancer patients, state employees, and taxpayers for oncology drugs.

By |2024-05-10T09:12:42-04:00May 10th, 2024|Latest News, News & Updates|0 Comments

White House to push cybersecurity standards on hospitals

The Biden administration intends to require hospitals to meet minimum cybersecurity standards after a single hack exposed the data of 100 million Americans, according to a senior US cybersecurity official.

By |2024-05-10T09:04:25-04:00May 10th, 2024|Latest News, News & Updates|0 Comments

As drug shortages reach record highs, regulators float next steps

Drug shortages hit a new high in the first quarter of 2024 and sent patients and doctors scrambling for ADHD medications, chemotherapy drugs, and more. And this ongoing struggle to get shortages under control has now triggered fresh calls for action.

By |2024-05-10T09:03:16-04:00May 10th, 2024|Latest News, News & Updates|0 Comments