Tagged: Health Insurance

Charlotte Talks
12:00 am
Tue January 15, 2013

The Affordable Care Act In North Carolina

  President Obama has been re-elected and his Affordable Care Act has survived a Supreme Court battle. Now what? Leaders in each state have decisions to make in terms of whether to set up certain aspects of the plan such as exchanges and expanded Medicaid or let the federal government do that for them. Some states continue to resist aspects of the plan and many are weighing the decision to join lawsuits from other states. Newly elected Governor Pat McCrory faces such decisions and we’ll look at the likely choices he’ll make. Obamacare is here and we’ll find out the latest news when Charlotte Talks.

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Health
6:33 pm
Tue November 20, 2012

Major S.C. Insurers Will Stop Covering Early Elective Births

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Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina and South Carolina's Medicaid program will no longer insure early elective delivery procedures for non-medical reasons starting January 1.

The largest insurance provider in South Carolina, BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina, and the state's Medicaid program will no longer cover the cost of deliveries for women who choose to give birth early for non-medical reasons.

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