State Treasurer Dale R. Folwell, CPA, joins the national nonprofit Patient Rights Advocate to condemn the widespread violation of hospital price transparency rules. The treasurer is calling for federal and state action to fully enforce patients’ right to know hospital prices.
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The North Carolina State Health Plan and the National Academy of State Health Policy find that nonprofit hospitals have billed millions of dollars to disadvantaged patients. Rep. Edward Goodwin, Rep. Howard Hunter, Sen. Jim Burgin and Sen. Jay Chaudhuri joined State Treasurer Dale Folwell to call for reform.
State Treasurer Dale R. Folwell, CPA, and the State Health Plan (Plan) announced today that the State Health Plan Board of Trustees approved the contract award for Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) services.
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State Treasurer Dale R.
State Treasurer Dale. R. Folwell, CPA, applauds the Biden administration’s action to protect patients from surprise medical billing. The U.S.
State Treasurer Dale R. Folwell, CPA, said today that hospitals in the state are not complying with 2019 federal price transparency rules that required hospitals to post their prices starting in January 2021.
State Treasurer Dale R. Folwell, CPA, said a group of bipartisan legislators’ support of H169, the State Health Plan Transparency Bill, shows there is a need for the common sense legislation.
(Raleigh, N.C.) – State Treasurer Dale R. Folwell, CPA, and the State Health Plan (SHP) have been fighting a long battle to lower health care costs for teachers, legislators, retirees, public safety workers and others who serve the people of North Carolina.
In an effort to increase the number of COVID-19 vaccines administered in the state, State Treasurer Dale R.