healthcare costs

The North Carolina Health Care Affordability Commission held its first meeting this week to make healthcare more affordable for North Carolinians without sacrificing quality. The state currently ranks 50th in the nation for costs and 42nd for outcomes.

Some city workers say they were given too little notice for a change that includes an increase in health insurance premiums.

The current deal is for Cone Health to become part of Risant Health, an offshoot of Kaiser Permanente.