North Carolina Business Group on Health
Centivo is an innovative health plan for self-funded employers with a mission to bring affordable, high-quality healthcare to the millions of workers who struggle to pay their medical bills. Anchored around a primary care-based Accountable Care Organization (ACO) model and fully integrated with one of the nation’s first virtual primary care practices to receive the …
Announcing the 2nd Annual North Carolina Culture of Wellness Award Does your organization have a great wellbeing program? Let the world know what a great program looks like by applying for the new Culture of Wellness Award! Last Year’s Winners: Alex Lee, Inc (Large Employer Category) & Cleveland County Government (Small/Midsize Employer Category) Who will be this …
2nd Annual Culture of Wellness Award – Application Period Now Open Read More »
Aetna picked to operate North Carolina employee health plan By GARY D. ROBERTSON January 4, 2023 RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Insurance giant Aetna will administer North Carolina’s health coverage plan for state government employees, teachers, retirees and their family members starting in 2025, the State Treasurer’s Office announced Wednesday. The company won the contract and …
CHARLOTTE, N.C., December 8, 2022 – The Leapfrog Group announced Monday that 18 hospitals in North Carolina, more than any other state, have been named to its 2022 national list of Top Hospitals. The full list of institutions honored as 2022 Top Hospitals, is available at www.leapfroggroup.org/tophospitals. The elite award is one of the most …
North Carolina Hospitals(s) Awarded National Distinction by The Leapfrog Group Read More »
Beyond Hospital Transparency Getting to a Fair Price A significant volume of new transparency data was released in 2022. The North Carolina Business Group on Health, in partnership with the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions (National Alliance) held an employer roundtable on transparency tools in August, 2022. (This was one of 4 such roundtables …
The NCBGH 2022 Fall Forum was held in-person at the Grandover Resort in Greensboro on October 7, 2022. Click here for a copy of presentation slides. Although this was an in-person only event, the Forum was recorded on video which can be viewed on Vimeo by clicking here. (Video will open in a new browser tab.)
Hydrogen Health is a data-driven, national virtual primary care clinic that combines clinical services with a technology-driven solution to close the primary care gap, address the current sick care system, and drive referrals when necessary to high-value provider assets with closed-loop EMR data integration. We provide a full-spectrum, high-quality primary care solution that can identify, …
Register now for our 2022 NCBGH Spring Forum. It will be held October 7th at the Grandover Resort in Greensboro, NC, where our focus will be all about Transparency in Healthcare. Click here for details!
Agency to Scrutinize the Impact of Vertically Integrated Pharmacy Benefit Manager on the Access and Affordability of Medicine June 7, 2022 The Federal Trade Commission announced today that it will launch an inquiry into the prescription drug middleman industry, requiring the six largest pharmacy benefit managers to provide information and records regarding their business practices. The agency’s …
FTC Launches Inquiry Into Prescription Drug Middlemen Industry Read More »
Charlotte, NC – May 19, 2022 – In North Carolina, the prices paid to hospitals for privately insured patients by employers averaged 266% of the amount Medicare pays, an estimated 79% more than hospitals’ breakeven point – the amount a commercial health plan would need to reimburse a hospital to cover its expenses. Inpatient care …
