NCBGH Fall 2019 General Meeting Slides
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Thanks to all who attended our fantastic 2019 Fall Meeting Today (10/4/19)!
Thanks to all who attended our fantastic 2019 Fall Meeting on 10/4/19! Great Information was shared by our esteemed lineup of speakers. A HUGE thanks to them: NC State Treasurer, Dale Folwell spoke about his “Clear Pricing Project” as well as other great information that was well received by our employers! Mike Thompson, President & CEO
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Join Us at Our Fall Meeting Scheduled for October 4, 2019
Join us for the NCBGH 2019 Fall Meeting, Friday, October 4, from 7:45 AM – 1:30 PM. We’ll start the morning with our Networking Breakfast beginning at 7:45, followed by an excellent line-up of presentations and discussion at 8:45 including: NC State Treasurer, Dale Folwell will speak about his “Clear Pricing Project” which would move the
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American Medical Association (AMA) and Manatt Health release analysis identifying state policy in NC effective for combating opioid epidemic.
The American Medical Association (AMA) and Manatt Health released an analysis this month identifying effective state policies used to combat the opioid epidemic. The analysis looked at the response to the epidemic in four states and determined which polices increased access to evidence-based treatment for people with a substance use disorder. Among other initiatives in NC,
NC State Health Plan Announce 2020 Network to Include Hospitals
The North Carolina State Health Plan “Clear Pricing Project” deadlines for contracting providers under the new percent of Medicare plan have now passed. The good news — 28,000 providers, including independent primary care providers, behavioral health providers, independent provider networks and 5 “courageous” hospitals joined the plan. The bad news — Of 126 hospitals in
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New Rand Study Reveals NC Hospital Prices Paid by Private Health Plans are Near National Average at 234% of Medicare
According to a recent Rand Study which reviewed data from hospitals and employers in 25 states, private health plans in North Carolina pay an average of 234% of Medicare. Coincidentally, this is the average of all the states in the study, however the rates between those states varied from a high of 311% in Indiana,
Tryon Medical Partners Announces “Tryon Direct” to Charlotte Region Employers
NCBGH President, Jon Rankin, had the pleasure of meeting recently with Patrick Brady who is now leading the marketing department for “Tryon Direct”. Their direct-to-employer approach may be an intriguing new alternative for area self-insured businesses. Here’s the press release on their new venture: Tryon Medical Partners Announces “Tryon Direct” To Self-Insured Mid-Size And Large
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NC Moving To Percent of Medicare for State Health Plan
July 5, 2019: North Carolina appears to still be moving toward percent of medicare for healthcare reimbursements for employees under the State Health Plan (SHP). As the state’s largest buyer of medical and pharmaceutical with more than 720,000 state employees and a 2017 spend of $3.2 billion, it would seem they have a bit of
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2019 Summer Best Practice Lunches
Employer Benefits Best Practice Lunches Thanks to all who attended our Summer Best Practices Lunch/Round-tables in July. The networking and round-table conversations where a huge hit at all three locations (Greensboro, Charlotte and Raleigh-Durham). For those who attended as well as those who weren’t able to make it, let’s continue the conversations in our new