Friday,April5,2019
TheN C HouseofRepresentativespassedHB 184onWednesday Thisantiworkerbill blocksTreasurerFolwell seffortstolowerhealthcarecostsforstate employees,retireesandtheirfamilies.
HB 184prohibitstheuseofaproviderreimbursementstrategythatcouldsave StateHealthPlanmembers$57millionperyearinreducedout-of-pocket expensesandsavetaxpayersmorethan$258millionannually Thebill strips powerfromtheTreasurerandtheStateHealthPlanBoardofTrustees,which votedunanimouslyinOctober2018toadoptastrategytoreimburseproviders fortreatmentat182%ofMedicarerates.
Houseleadersrefusedtosendthebill tothePensionsandRetirement Committeeforreview eventhoughHB 184isprojectedtoaddmorethan$11 billiontotheStateHealthPlansunfundedliability Lawmakersvoted75-36to passHB 184(seehow yourlegislatorvotedhere;AYE votesareanti-SEANC NOvotesarepro-SEANC)
DozensofSEANC memberswereonhandtoopposeHB 184thisweek.The bill now movestotheSenate
After movingthroughtheHouse thebillblocks
DaleFolwells efforts tolower healthcarecosts for stateemployees
theSenate for now
SenatePresident ProTem PhilBergers
wouldbehesitant toinvolvethelegislatureinmicromanagingaplanthat
authorizedthetreasurer tomanagejust
Thebillhas beensent totheSenateRules
continuefightingfor movement intheSenate
HB 184is ananti-worker billthat prohibits
strategy that couldsaveStateHealthPlanmembers
inreduced out-of-pocket expenses andsavetaxpayers
Thebillstrips power from theTreasurer
whichvotedunanimously inOctober
for treatment at 182% of
Wecant let upnow SEANC
askingthem toopposethis
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Friday,April19,2019
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A scholarshipprogramhasbeenestablishedbytheEmergingLeadersCouncil oftheStateEmployeesAssociationofNorthCarolina(SEANC)toallow one
SEANC membertheopportunitytoparticipateinLeadershipNorthCarolina OnlyactiveSEANC membersareeligibletoapply Associatemembersand affiliatesarenoteligible
Eachyear LeadershipNorthCarolina(LNC)selectsaclassof50-60current andemergingleadersfromacrossthestatethroughacompetitiveapplication process.Participantsattend6two-daysessionsbetweenOct 2019andMay 2020invariouslocationsacrossthestatewheretheylearnaboutthe challengesandopportunitiesfacingNorthCarolinawithafocusonbuilding networksandturningknowledgeintoactiontobenefittheircommunitiesand thestate ParticipationinLNC requiresatwo-yearcommitment
