The North Carolina State Health Plan for Teachers and State Employees: Strategies in Creating Financial Stability While Improving Member Health

N C Med J. 2018 Jan-Feb;79(1):56-61. doi: 10.18043/ncm.79.1.56.

Abstract

The North Carolina State Health Plan provides health care coverage to more than 700,000 members, including teachers, state employees, retirees, current and former lawmakers, state university and community college personnel, and their dependents. The State Health Plan is a division of the North Carolina Department of State Treasurer, self-insured, and exempt from the Employee Retirement Income Security Act as a government-sponsored plan. With health care costs rising at rates greater than funding, the Plan must take measures to stem cost growth while ensuring access to quality health care. The Plan anticipates focusing on strategic initiatives that drive results and cost savings while improving member health to protect the Plan's financial future.

MeSH terms

  • Faculty / statistics & numerical data*
  • Federal Government
  • Health Benefit Plans, Employee / economics*
  • Humans
  • Insurance Coverage / economics
  • North Carolina
  • Occupational Health / economics*
  • Retirement / economics
  • State Health Plans / economics*