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NCHAC Updates 2002

NCHAC Update 10/15/02 Comments for the October 15th Public Hearing on NC BLUE CROSS Conversion
NCHAC Update 10/03/02 Should Blue Cross Convert to a For Profit Company? A Primer for Health Advocates
NCHAC Update 9/30/02 NC Health and Wellness Trust Fund: Will it Survive the Corporate Giveaway Bill?
NCHAC Update 9/19/02 First Look at New Blue Cross Language
NCHAC Update 9/12/02 AG Roy Cooper picked the Health Foundation Board of Directors that will be named IF NC Blue Cross converts to a for-profit company.
NCHAC Update 9/5/02 BLUE CROSS CONVERSION UPDATE - FRYING PAN OR FIRE?
NCHAC Update Editorials and Articles on the Blue Cross Blue Shield Conversion
NCHAC Update 08/16/02 What are Others Saying About the Blue Cross Conversion Plans?
NCHAC Update ALERT! 8/8/02 HOW CURRENT NC BLUE CROSS CONVERSION DOCUMENTS ALLOW BILKING OF THE PUBLIC TRUST
NCHAC Update 6/21/02 Senate Passes Budget - Low and Middle Income People Pay
NCHAC Update 6/13/02 Blue Cross Conversion Update - Q & A
NCHAC Update 6/11/02 Senate Budget Update - Health Takes a Hit
NCHAC Update 5/9/02 Effects of Cigarette Tax Increase
NCHAC Update 3/28/02 Blue Cross Foundation Finalists
NCHAC Update 3/20/02 NC Medicaid Finance 202
NCHAC Update 3/14/02 Blue Cross Conversion Update
NCHAC Update 2/28/02 NC Medicaid Finance 101
NCHAC Update 2/7/02 Blue Cross Foundation Set-up Process

2002 Policy and Research

Low-income Children and Adults with Medicaid Coverage Win at US Supreme Court in Dental Lawsuit Appeal, (October 21, 2002)
Blue Cross Blue Shield Officers, Employees and Directors Compensation (October 2, 2002)
Grants and Philanthropists Figured Prominently in the History of NC Blue Cross Blue Shield (August 14, 1998; Revised August 22, 2002)

2001 Policy and Research

Include People with Disabilities in the State Prescription Drug Plan (July 2001)
Why Include People with Disabilities in the State Prescription Drug Plan (July 2001)
Letter to the Health and Wellness Trust Fund Commission (September 2001)
Number of Children by County Waiting in North Carolina for NC Health Choice Health Coverage (As of April 12th, 2001)
Private Children's Health Insurance: Often nonexistent, always costly, and usually excludes important benefits (March 2001)
NC's Current Child Health Tax Credit: Inadequate to meet the needs of children (March 2001)
Covenant with North Carolina's Children Tax Plan
NCHAC Proposed Prescription Drug Assistance Program for North Carolina (February 2001)

2001

NCHAC Update 12/13/01 NCHAC Update 11/1/01 NCHAC Update 10/31/01 NCHAC UPdate 10/04/01 NCHAC Update 10/02/01 NCHAC Update 9/21/01 NCHAC Update 8/30/01 NCHAC Update 8/28/01 NCHAC Update 8/23/01 NCHAC Update 8/21/01 NCHAC Update 8/16/01 NCHAC Update 8/9/01 NCHAC Update 8/02/01 NCHAC Update 7/27/01 NCHAC Update 7/25/01 NCHAC Update 7/23/01

NCHAC Update 7/19/01 NCHAC Update 7/13/01 NCHAC Update 6/22/01 NCHAC Update 6/20/01 NCHAC Update 6/14/01 NCHAC Update 5/31/01 NCHAC Update 5/16/01 NCHAC Update 5/02/01 NCHAC Update 4/26/01 NCHAC Update 4/23/01 NCHAC Update 4/18/01 NCHAC Update 4/12/01 NCHAC Update 3/29/01 NCHAC Update 3/15/01 NCHAC Update 3/12/01 NCHAC Update 3/7/01 NCHAC Update 2/20/01

Legislative Agenda 2001

2000

NCDHHS letter to state DSS directors about the NC Health Choice enrollment freeze RTF (11/17/00)
Dental Lawsuit Filed Against North Carolina (11/9/00)
News Coverage of Health Issues in the NC Governor's Race Commentary (10/3/00)
HAC Director Adam Searing is Tarheel of the Week! (N&O 8/13/00)
NCHAC Update (7/31/00)
NCHAC Legislative Roundup (7/19/00)
Health Trust Fund Bill Passes (7/13/00)
HMO Reform Dead in NC (7/5/00)
Late Update – Friday Early Evening (6/30/00)
Short Session Update #3: HMO Reform and Tobacco (6/30/00)
External Review (6/27/00)
Help Needed on HMO Rights Bill (6/26/00)
External Review / Prompt Pay Bill Passes House (6/22/00)
Good news on HMO Protections (6/21/00)
Health Care & Managed Care Update (6/19/00)
Budget Summary (6/19/00)
House Budget: Medicaid cuts and the consequences (6/13/00)
Short Session Update #2 (6/9/00)
ALERT: House watering down HMO protections (6/7/00)
Health Insurance for Children (6/2/00)
Short Session Health Update (5/23/00)
Short Session Update and ACTION ALERT ON DENTAL CARE (5/4/00)
Managed Care Study Commission Report #4 (4/27/00)
Managed Care Study Commission Report #3 (4/20/00)
Update: Rex Hospital, managed care (4/13/00)
Update: tobacco session (4/6/00
Update: tobacco & upcoming events (3/30/00)
Tobacco Settlement 2000 (3/2/00)
General Health Update (2/29/00)

1999 Health Updates & Alerts

Special Session Alert: Governor's Hurricane Relief Plan Doesn't Help Enough and Hurts Health Programs (12/13/99)
Health Update (9/23/99)
Final Report on Health Issues: 1999 Session (7/22/99)
HMO liability bill receives House support (7/15/99)
Health Update (7/9/99)
Pharmacy Surcharge Bill: It's Back and Just As Bad (7/6/99)
Final Budget Signed by Governor (6/30/99)
Managed Care Update: Out of Network Access Issue - Costs Must be Considered (HB736) (5/7/99)
Avalanche of Important Health Bills (4/20/99)
1999 Managed Care Issues (4/7/99)

Tobacco Alerts:

NCHAC Position Against Front-Loading the Tobacco Settlement (6/25/99)
What Happenned to the Tobacco Bill Today? (6/24/99)
Tobacco Update (6/17/99)
Tobacco: It's Back (6/10/99)
A Quick Update: Tobacco? Again? (4/7/99) Where do we go from here? (3/16/99)
One-sixth or less of the total settlement money going to health (3/11/99)
Compromise Bill Approved in Committee (3/9/99)
Health needs to be heard (3/4/99)
Farmers, Health, and the Community Foundation (2/26/99)
TOBACCO SETTLEMENT 101: What You Should Know (2/2/99)

Litigation

Children and Adults on Medicaid Win! Low-income plaintiffs win appeal to Fourth Circuit.

Notice to Medicaid applicants regarding proposed dismissal of the Alexander v. Bruton Class Action. 10/31/01

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