Please be reminded that our next NC Get Covered coalition meeting will take place on this coming Friday, August 18 from 10:00-11:30am at the NC Hospital Association, located at 2400 Weston Parkway in Cary. At the end of Friday’s meeting, participants should walk away with: A shared understanding of NCDHHS’ proposal to transform NC Medicaid and… Read More

Please save the date for our next NC Get Covered Coalition Meeting on Friday, August 18 from 10:00-11:30am. When we gather, we will learn about NCDHHS’ new proposal to transform North Carolina’s Medicaid and Health Choice programs as well as the added support that Young Invincibles (located in Washington, DC) will offer to ACA partners during Open Enrollment Period 5. Next… Read More

It was announced on yesterday that Blue Cross and Blue Shield of NC would reduce its proposed average rate increase for 2018 ACA plans from 22.9% (announced in May) to 14.1%. Although uncertainty around the continued funding of cost-sharing reductions still remains (a reason that BCBSNC gave back in May for not setting the proposed… Read More

Notes and PowerPoint slides from last Friday’s NC Get Covered Coalition Meeting – when we discussed ACA repeal and replace efforts, what Assister organizations should be doing now to prepare for Open Enrollment Period 5, and results from NC Get Covered’s 2017 coalition survey and strategic plan – are now posted online. Click here to view the materials…. Read More

Yesterday evening, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced that the GOP’s latest efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act had been unsuccessful, this due to growing opposition within his own party. Although attacks on the ACA are expected to continue, we are happy to say (again) that the ACA is still the law… Read More

This is a friendly reminder that our next NC Get Covered Coalition Meeting will be held on next Friday, July 21 from 10:00-11:30 a.m. at the NC Hospital Association, located at 2400 Weston Parkway, Cary. Partners will have an opportunity to: Meet Care Share Health Alliance’s new Executive Director, Linda Kinney Get an update on current ACA… Read More

The United States Senate unveiled their draft health care bill earlier today. Although we don’t yet know how much the bill would cost or how many people it would cover, we do know that it would create deep cuts to Medicaid, restrict immigrant access to affordable health care, and create other changes to our health… Read More

Earlier today, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) announced its decision to file a 22.9% average rate increase for 2018 ACA plans with the NC Department of Insurance. Click here to read the full BCBSNC press release. As noted in the release, the rate increase would have been much lower, just 8.8%,… Read More

Notes and PowerPoint slides from our May 19th meeting on the ACA and Immigration, H2A Farmworkers, NC Get Covered’s Latino Mini-Grant Program, and Enroll America’s Sunsetting are now posted online. Please click here to view the materials. We will reconvene on Friday, June 16 from 10:00-11:30am. Location TBA. Please mark your calendar! Be well, NC Get… Read More