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PBM reforms promise relief for NC’s independent pharmacies by Jaymie Baxley, North Carolina Health News February 23, 2026 By Jaymie Baxley Cole’s Pharmacy, a family-owned drug store in Person County, closed in early February after nearly 70 years, leaving many residents in and around Roxboro with a longer drive for medications and fewer local health […]
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AffirmedRx sets a new standard for pharmacy benefits. As the only PBM that is also a public benefits corporation (PBC), AffirmedRx delivers a unique member-first approach to pharmacy benefits, so members can navigate their care with confidence. By operating on a simple, flat administrative fee model, AffirmedRx ensures every dollar is accounted for and employer groups have complete visibility and access to their data. We
Every piece of the Meru Health mental health program serves one mission: making your employees feel supported, guided, and empowered. That’s compassion at scale. That’s Meru Health. Your employees likely already have access to Meru Health through their commercial insurance—they just don’t know it yet. We’re in-network with most major carriers, making our clinically-proven 12-week program
CheckMySpot® is an award‑winning Direct Access Platform™ that accelerates time to definitive skin cancer treatment, mitigates catastrophic claim risk and reduces the hidden costs of advanced disease. Recognized as Innovator of the Year by the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchasers Coalitions for our groundbreaking Direct Access Platform™, CheckMySpot® delivers independently validated, meaningful ROI. Our dermatologist-supervised
North Carolina Health NewsDecember 1, 2025 By Jaymie Baxley North Carolina is seeking $1 billion from the federal government for a wide-ranging plan that could reshape rural health care across the state. The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services hopes to secure the funding through the Rural Health Transformation Program, an initiative created under
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https://vimeo.com/1138946811/9ad118c94b?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci Advanced Primary Care and ROI: Reversing Trend and Improving Outcomes for North Carolinians (Webinar held 19 November, 2025)Healthcare cost inflation has reached record highs — and continues to climb. Combined with economic and regulatory uncertainty, organizations are being forced to do more with less. At the same time, employees and members are increasingly worried
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Empowering Employers with Smarter Non-Medical Benefit Solutions At Brown & Brown, our Strategic Non-Medical Solutions (SNS) team partners with large group employers to deliver independent, customer-first consulting that drives real impact. From Absence & Leave Management to Global Benefits and Voluntary Plans, we help organizations design and implement tailored non-medical strategies that support employees and
The NCBCH 2025 Fall Forum was held at the Greensboro-Highpoint Marriott Airport in Greensboro on March 20-21, 2025. Click here for a copy of presentation slides. Or click here for a full Forum recording!
by Grace Vitaglione, North Carolina Health News August 20, 2025 By Grace Vitaglione North Carolina Health News Some employers and health systems in North Carolina are looking to change how they manage prescription drug benefits for their employees. More employers are considering alternative pharmacy benefit managers — or PBMs — to run the drug benefits
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From Becker’s Hospital Review: August 13, 2025Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Health and its owner, Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, have settled a lawsuit filed by several North Carolina counties and municipalities alleging anticompetitive practices. As part of the agreement, Mission Health will donate $1 million to a new charity fund that will be created to provide healthcare
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