Top North Carolina insurance News
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Without Obamacare subsidies, this couple’s insurance premiums are set to go up almost $2,000
In late September, Laurel Vincenty got a letter from Blue Cross Blue Shield informing her that the subsidies that covered a big chunk of her health insurance would be expiring at the end of the year, sending her monthly premiums soaring. Vincenty, 64, and her husband Philip Vincenty, 62, of North Carolina, are covered through
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This Little-Known Appeal Could Force Your Insurer to Pay for Lifesaving Care. Here’s How to File It.
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. When a health insurance company refuses to pay for treatment, most people begrudgingly accept the decision. Few patients appeal; some don’t trust the insurer to reverse its own decision. But a little-known process
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An Arm and a Leg: The Struggle To Afford Insurance in 2026 Hits Home
Note: “An Arm and a Leg” uses speech-recognition software to generate transcripts, which may contain errors. Please use the transcript as a tool but check the corresponding audio before quoting the podcast. Dan: Hey there– Over the summer, our pals at KFF Health News published a story with the headline: “Insurers and customers brace for
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Charlie Kirk memorial in Arizona expected to draw 100,000, with Trump and Vance headlining
Police are expecting around 100,000 people to attend Charlie Kirk’s memorial service at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025. The event is receiving Super Bowl-like security measures. incoming update… Coverage for this event has ended….
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Fighting a Health Insurance Denial? Here Are 7 Tips To Help
(DigitalVision/Getty Images) When Sally Nix found out that her health insurance company wouldn’t pay for an expensive, doctor-recommended treatment to ease her neurological pain, she prepared for battle. It took years, a chain of conflicting decisions, and a health insurer switch before she finally won approval. She started treatment in January and now channels time
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7 ways to fight back when your health insurance says ‘no’ to prior authorization
When Sally Nix found out that her health insurance company wouldn’t pay for an expensive, doctor-recommended treatment to ease her neurological pain, she prepared for battle. It took years, a chain of conflicting decisions, and a health insurer switch before she finally won approval. She started treatment in January and now channels time and energy
