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Charlotte, NC – May 19, 2022 – In North Carolina, the prices paid to hospitals for privately insured patients by employers averaged 266% of the amount Medicare pays, an estimated 79% more than hospitals’ breakeven point – the amount a commercial health plan would need to reimburse a hospital to cover its expenses.  Inpatient care […]

CHARLOTTE, N.C.- May 13, 2022–  Winners of the first annual employer Culture of Wellness Award have been announced by the North Carolina Business Group on Health (NCBGH), presented at their NCBGH Spring Forum in Greensboro. The award recognizes the best employer wellbeing programs across the state; companies committed to improving the health and well-being of their

April 7, 2022 WASHINGTON DC—The Leapfrog Group, a national watchdog organization of employers and other purchasers focused on health care safety and quality, today released its Outpatient Surgical Care report, the first report in a new three-part series, Patient Experience During the Pandemic. The report echoes Leapfrog’s previous findings that patients report more favorable experiences at ambulatory surgery centers

February 22, 2022 Vidant Health has deceptively hidden its prices in order to overbill patients thousands of dollars for common procedures like CT scans and then deployed aggressive and illegal debt collection tactics, a new federal class action lawsuit alleges. The complaint alleges that Vidant has been able to extract unreasonable prices from Eastern North

NC Treasurer files interest in HCA anti-trust suit; plaintiffs reiterate concerns Derek LaceyAsheville Citizen Times   The latest filings in a class-action, anti-trust lawsuit against HCA Healthcare reiterate arguments of declining quality and rising costs and add a new interested party: North Carolina State Treasurer Dale Folwell. In an amicus brief filed Dec. 13, Folwell states

Leapfrog Announces 2021 Top Hospitals WASHINGTON, D.C., December 7, 2021 – The Leapfrog Group, a national watchdog organization of employers and other purchasers focused on health care safety and quality, today announced the 2021 recipients of its annual Top Hospital Award, the nation’s most competitive recognition for excellence in hospital safety and quality. Data from the annual Leapfrog

First Ever National Awards Recognizing Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs) for Excellence in Patient Care Five of Top Thirteen are in North Carolina    November 30, 2021  WASHINGTON, D.C., November 30, 2021 – The Leapfrog Group, the nation’s leading independent national watchdog organization comprised of employers and other purchasers, today announced the first ever Top Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC)

Bloomberg Philanthropies Commits Additional $120 Million to Reduce Overdose Deaths in U.S.
North Carolina is one of five new states in program expansion as overdose deaths increase during COVID-19 pandemic