NC Newsline reporter Lynn Bonner on improving the financial stability of the State Health Plan
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Lynn Bonner (File photo)
After several months of uncertainty and waiting, the State Health Plan board finally made some decisions recently about how it will deal with the half-billion-dollar shortfall it’s been running. And topping the list, as had been expected, will be some new and not insignificant premium hikes for state employees. The increases – especially when paired with the state legislature’s failure to reach agreement on a new state budget (and the freeze that’s effectively placed on employee salaries) – is causing a lot of heartburn for teachers and state employees and recently to learn more about how the increases will work, the concerns they’re provoking in various circles, and some of the other changes in store for Health Plan enrollees, senior contributor Rob Schofield caught up with NC Newsline reporter Lynn Bonner.
Click here for the full interview with reporter Lynn Bonner.
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