UNC Hospitals, WakeMed debate money transfer, seek to re-solidify relationship
A neighboring health care system is questioning UNC Hospitals’ use of public funds following the hospital’s financial contribution to the UNC system.
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A neighboring health care system is questioning UNC Hospitals’ use of public funds following the hospital’s financial contribution to the UNC system.
Some high school students might have to change their summer plans if a proposed budget is passed by the N.C. General Assembly.
Members of the UNC-system Board of Governors managed to find some positive items for discussion while continuing their grim talks about the impact of unprecedented budget cuts.
The class of 2011 will be facing one more challenge upon graduation — transitioning to post-graduate health insurance.
A new payment plan the N.C. General Assembly passed last week could bring some hospitals more money from the federal government.
As UNC Hospitals prepares for upcoming state budget cuts, increased Medicaid reimbursements might more than make up for them.
A proposed federal regulation might change the administration — and significantly increase costs — of student health plans at universities nationwide, including the UNC-system plan that was introduced last semester.
About 30 student protestors marched from the Pit to the UNC-system Board of Governors meeting Friday, determined to bring attention to how students could be affected by budget cuts and tuition hikes.
UNC Hospitals is continuing to rely on health care reform as a way to reduce costs even though the legislation is being challenged and might even be repealed.
The N.C. Community Colleges Board passed a new rule Friday allowing community college officials on all 58 campuses to refuse admission to applicants they deem as potential threats to campus security.
A dispute concerning rising health care costs might lead to the termination of a contract between UNC Hospitals and an insurance provider early next month, leaving thousands of patients in the lurch.
Another petition is floating around campus.
UNC-system president Thomas Ross announced Friday a plan for long-term savings that would help the system cope with losing millions more in state funding.
Due to a reporting error, this story incorrectly stated that the partnership between UNC Hospitals and BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina would bring 5,000 primary care beds. The partnership will bring 5,000 patients. This article has been updated to reflect these changes. The Daily Tar Heel apologizes for the error.
Although the implementation of the UNC system’s student health insurance was not without its glitches first semester, students and administrators say they were satisfied overall with the enrollment and the quality of coverage.
A dispute between UNC Hospitals and the private WakeMed Health is no closer to a resolution after a late December meeting.
This story appeared as part of the 2010 Year In Review issue. The Daily Tar Heel resumes publication Jan. 10.
WakeMed Health and Hospitals is requesting UNC Hospitals to stop its “predatory behavior” in partnering with profitable private physicians’ practices across the state.
UNC alumnus John Mundell was bombarded with anti-gay slurs every few minutes for more than two hours on his Twitter home page earlier this month.
A national shortage of primary care doctors leaves universities asking how to lure medical school students away from seemingly more lucrative specialist careers to meet the growing demand.