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Health care reform regulations will send rebates to consumers in the Carolinas

July 28, 2014July 26, 2014 G. Turner

This year’s average refund will come to $92 per family as a result of the Affordable Care Act. The announcement has now been made that over $21 million in rebates from the health care reform will now be sent out to residents of the Carolinas, as insurance companies refund customers after having spent too many of their premium dollars on red tape and profits, as opposed to paying for actual claims, last year. This figure for the states was recently released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human services.…

Health insurance for autism in North Carolina not up to national average

May 10, 2013March 1, 2014 Julie Campbell

A new bill is being considered to help to address the inequality for coverage of this condition. Lawmakers in North Carolina are will be considering a bill that is designed to help to overcome the inequality that is being faced by people with autism when it comes to the health insurance coverage that they are receiving in the state. There are currently an estimated 60,000 people in North Carolina who have autism. These individuals and their families often face considerable expenses that are not covered by their health insurance due…

Health insurance options limited for thousands of North Carolina residents

February 16, 2013April 30, 2013

A new bill in the state would leave many without choices when shopping for their medical coverage. Thousands of residents of North Carolina within the lower income brackets are being denied health insurance and, as a result of a measure that passed the House this week, they now have very limited coverage options available to them. This bill was drafted by the Republicans in the state with the purpose of helping to control costs. It is currently estimated that there are approximately 1.5 million people in North Carolina who do…

North Carolina’s health insurance exchange hits a bump in the road

March 31, 2011March 31, 2011 S.Vagus

North Carolina’s efforts to establish a health insurance exchange program may have come to a halt. The State House and Human Services Committee ruled this week to make changes to a proposal that would have set up the exchange, prompted by the results of an oversight panel that showed that business interests far outweighed those of consumers. The stalling of the plan has put many on edge, baffled at how businesses could be considered more important that consumers. Health insurance exchanges are a provision of the Affordable Care Act, passed…

North Carolina Republican panel supports health care reform challenge

January 29, 2011May 9, 2021 H. Cutner

The assembly voted to include the state into a nationwide lawsuit aimed against mandatory health insurance. This feature of the new health care reform, set to take place in 2014, requires Americans to purchase health insurance or pay a fee. The House vote was 23 to 16 in the latest provision aimed to block imposed health insurance by the Republican Party. “This is designed to protect the vast majority of our citizens from what we believe is an unjustified incursion of government power,” said House Majority Leader Paul Stam, R-Wake,…