State leaders are expanding reentry programs aimed at closing gaps in behavioral health care and lowering recidivism for people released from prison.

Costs are going up for most of the nearly 800,000 people on the North Carolina State Health Plan, which provides insurance for teachers, state employees, retirees and their families. The plan's ...

Novant Health, a 19-hospital system headquartered in Winston-Salem, N.C., has partnered with the North Carolina State Health Plan — which is administered by Aetna — to expand access to “no-cost ...

Tom Friedman, left, state Treasurer Brad Briner, center, and Sam Watts, right, as the State Health Plan Trustees prepare to vote on a contingency plan for members who use Duke doctors, Sept. 26, 2025.

North Carolina Treasurer Brad Briner has made waves during his first year in office among state employees, who will see a sharp uptick in their health insurance premiums starting next month. Briner ...

The North Carolina State Health Plan, which serves hundreds of thousands of retired and active state employees, is currently in the second year of a contract with Aetna and projects it will spend more ...

The North Carolina State Health Plan is partnering with Hello Heart, a company focused on cardiac health management, to provide eligible plan members in rural areas with increased awareness and enable ...

The North Carolina State Health Plan could be seeking a new insurance provider just over a year into a contract with Aetna. Any change in the plan administration would mean a change in coverage for ...

The N.C. State Health Plan's Board of Trustees voted Friday morning to raise premiums for many of its 770,000 members. State Treasurer Brad Briner, left, and Health Plan Executive Administrator Tom ...