McIntyre, Rouzer both against health care law
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) -- While divisions on the Supreme Court's ruling today on health care reform have typically been along party lines, southeastern North Carolina's incumbent Democrat in Congress...
View ArticleONLY ON 3 UPDATE: Injured man on Medicare is able to stay in hospital to...
UPDATE -- Tommy Ritch is still waiting to have surgery on his leg that was broken in a motorcycle accident earlier this month.Doctors thought they would be able to operate Tuesday but say his leg needs...
View ArticleNC rushes on deadline for online insurance market
EMERY P. DALESIO Associated PressRALEIGH, NC (AP) -- North Carolina officials are rushing ahead of a looming deadline on how to create a new one-stop online shop to help people buy affordable health...
View ArticleNC to build state-federal online insurance market
EMERY P. DALESIO Associated PressRALEIGH, NC (AP) -- North Carolina's version of a new one-stop shop to help people buy affordable health insurance will be run partly by the state and partly by the...
View ArticleNC lawmaker foresees anti-abortion measures ahead
RALEIGH, NC (AP) -- A North Carolina lawmaker says his colleagues in the General Assembly are likely to consider proposals to exclude abortion coverage from federal health insurance exchanges and to...
View ArticleNC lawmakers want stop to online insurance market
EMERY P. DALESIO Associated PressRALEIGH, NC (AP) -- North Carolina's General Assembly is freezing any state work on a new one-stop shop to help people buy affordable health insurance and ordering...
View ArticleNC House taking up unemployment insurance fix
RALEIGH, NC (AP) -- An unemployment insurance package that would eliminate North Carolina's $2.6 billion debt to the federal government by cutting jobless benefits and raising business taxes remains on...
View ArticleFIRST ON 3: Former Carolina Beach mayor thinks council members should pay for...
CAROLINA BEACH, NC (NEWS RELEASE FROM FORMER MAYOR RAY ROTHROCK) -- On Wednesday, April 3, 2013, Town of Carolina Beach is having a Budget Work Session at 11:00 am. Question to be answered is: Why are...
View ArticleFormer Carolina Beach mayor a no-show for criticism of town insurance costs
CAROLINA BEACH, NC (WWAY) -- Carolina Beach's former mayor is making waves criticizing town council getting health and dental insurance paid for with tax money. The question, though, is why Ray...
View ArticleHigher premiums for overweight, smoking workers could help Columbus Co. trim fat
COLUMBUS COUNTY, NC (WWAY) -- Of the 100 counties in North Carolina, Columbus County has been recognized as the unhealthiest. A cost-saving measure by the county could reward county employees for...
View ArticleNC agency approves health plans for exchange
RALEIGH, NC (AP) -- North Carolina insurance regulators have approved health plans that will be available to residents under the federal health care law, but aren't releasing details.The News &...
View ArticleAs health costs soar, medical tourism offering options abroad
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) -- Nearly one million Americans are now traveling abroad for medical procedures. Some insurance companies are now giving patients the option to go out of the country to get more...
View ArticleMcIntyre crosses aisle, votes for GOP Obamacare reforms
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Republican-controlled House has passed legislation letting insurance companies sell individual coverage to all comers, even if it falls short of standards set in "Obamacare."The...
View ArticleHagan raising money with VP as GOP criticism rises
GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated PressRALEIGH, NC (AP) -- Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan is wrapping up a difficult week both defending and criticizing the health care overhaul with a return to North Carolina...
View ArticleGoodwin vows quick approvals for new health plans
MICHAEL BIESECKER Associated PressRALEIGH, NC (AP) -- North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin says his agency will expedite a review of 2014 health plans following President Obama's...
View ArticleBlue Cross: Pay higher rates to keep policies
CHAPEL HILL, NC (AP) -- North Carolina's largest health insurer is asking for rate increases of between 16 percent and 24 percent to renew policies that would have been canceled for failing to meet...
View ArticleCongressmen hear from NC opponents of health law
GASTONIA, N.C. (AP) - Opponents of the federal health care overhaul testified before congressional Republicans at a North Carolina hearing that the law's supporters called a political stunt.About 200...
View ArticleNC OKs higher rates to keep Blue Cross policies
EMERY P. DALESIO AP Business WriterRALEIGH, NC (AP) -- North Carolina's insurance commissioner is clearing the state's largest health insurer to raise premiums by between 16 percent and 24 percent on...
View ArticleProblems persist with NC State Health Plan
RALEIGH, NC (AP) -- North Carolina officials say thousands of current and retired state workers are still having problems with their State Health Plan coverage.The News & Observer of Raleigh...
View ArticleInsurers extend time to pay for NC health policies
RALEIGH, NC (AP) -- The two health insurance companies selling policies on the federal marketplace for North Carolina consumers are extending payment deadlines on plans taking effect this month.Blue...
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