Displaying items by tag: NC Healthcare Association
Lawsuit challenging medical regulation encounters setback
RALEIGH — A surgeon fighting state restrictions on medical equipment lost a court battle Friday, Jan. 9, when Superior Court Judge Gregory McGuire dismissed his specific complaints and sent his broader constitutional challenge before a three-judge panel.
Veto override may put Medicaid expansion back in play
RALEIGH — The budget passed the N.C. House in a controversial veto override, but the debate over Medicaid expansion is far from over.
Physicians group will participate in state-health plan reform
RALEIGH — The largest physicians group in eastern North Carolina has agreed to participate in State Treasurer Dale Folwell’s cost-saving Clear Pricing Project.
House members take another stab at certificate-of-need reform
RALEIGH — A bipartisan group of House members hopes to break a regulatory chokehold on surgical facilities.
Republicans introduce ‘alternative’ which resembles Medicaid expansion
RALEIGH — A group of House Republicans is taking another whack at what they call an alternative to Medicaid expansion so uninsured North Carolina residents can obtain health coverage.
Treasurer, hospitals at loggerheads over State Health Plan reforms
RALEIGH — A plan by State Treasurer Dale Folwell to reform the nearly insolvent State Health Plan faces legislative pushback, prodded by hospitals and large medical providers. Folwell has no plan to abandon the reforms, which actuaries say would prevent the plan from going broke within four years.
