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NC state retirees challenged health plan benefit changes 13 years ago. They’re still fighting.

The Supreme Court of the State of North Carolina in Raleigh. More than 13 years have passed since a group of prominent state retirees filed a lawsuit challenging what was then a new state law that ...
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It took just five years for the State Health Plan’s billion-dollar surplus to become a deficit. What happened?

When new state treasurer Brad Briner walked into his new office at the beginning of 2025, he had a problem. After almost a decade of no premium increases for 750,000 state employees and their ...
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Court filing cites $3B cost of retirees’ State Health Plan demands

A 14-year-old lawsuit from North Carolina state government retirees could cost the State Health Plan more than $3 billion if ...
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750,000+ North Carolinians to see premiums increase in 2026 under State Health Plan

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Hundreds of thousands of people enrolled in the state health plan will see their premiums rise. That’s the call that was made in a leadership meeting Friday morning. The ...
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For long game wins, state health plan addresses short-term challenges

(The Center Square) – A key to controlling increases in North Carolina state employee health care costs lies is lowering the number of patients with “chronic” diseases such as diabetes, heart ...