State Health Plan Board of Trustees vote to increase funding
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As part of the ongoing efforts to keep the State Health Plan (Plan) affordable for its 750,000 members while keeping it solvent, Atrium Health and the Plan have entered into a new contract. Atrium Health came into this multi-year agreement with the goal of making sure members can keep receiving care at its leading hospitals, and from the physicians and care teams they know and trust.
“We will be good stewards of this wonderful gift,” said Antonia M. Richburg, Ph.D, President and CEO of United Way of Forsyth County. Monday afternoon, Richburg joined Treasurer Brad Briner at the North Carolina State Fair, where he presented her with a check for over $20,000. This money was discovered in the state’s Unclaimed Property fund and rightfully belongs to the organization.
In light of a judge’s initial ruling allowing Atrium Health’s Affordability Program (Program) to continue, the State Health Plan (Plan) is now building upon Atrium’s commitment to Plan members and enhancing its impact. Beginning Jan.
A Superior Court judge denied the State Health Plan’s (Plan) request for a temporary restraining order against Atrium Health’s “Affordability Program” (Program) on Tuesday. While this is not the outcome we were hoping for, in the ruling from the bench, the judge did acknowledge our argument that the Program could cause irreparable harm to the Plan. While other legal pathways continue to be explored, the Plan is now forced to consider all options to keep the Plan solvent for 2027 and beyond, which includes having to raise all member premiums, whether they are Atrium patients or not
The State Health Plan (Plan) has requested a temporary restraining order in Wake County Superior Court today to halt Atrium Health’s unlawful pricing scheme, announced less than a week before Open Enrollment begins for the Plan’s 750,000 members. The Plan contends Atrium's “Affordability Program” no
Treasurer Brad Briner chairs the October
Atrium’s new “program” for State Health Plan (Plan) members is a shell game: it shifts agreed-upon costs to the Plan and, ultimately, North Carolina taxpayers.
Today, State Treasurer Brad Briner and Labor Commissioner Luke Farley announced three new appointments to the board of the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina (EDPNC). Briner has appointed Ray Starling and Farley has appointed Mike Verlander and Zeb Hadley.
The 2026 round of interest free Cashflow Loans is now being distributed to communities in Western North Carolina. The legislature was able to set aside $20 million in the 2026 state budget as part of ongoing efforts to help communities devastated by Hurricane Helene. As with the previous three rounds, this funding is administered by the North Carolina Department of State Treasurer (DST).