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(The Center Square) – The board that regulates North Carolina's state health insurance plan on Friday approved a contingency plan to provide health care for members if Duke Health leaves the network ...

Duke University has expanded its health insurance to cover elective abortions after lobbying from student groups, including ...

(The Center Square) – The state of North Carolina and Duke Health have settled their dispute over the cost of care for employees and retirees on the state health plan, both parties announced Friday.

When Duke announced last month that it would switch student health insurance plan carriers from Blue Cross Blue Shield to Aetna, some students were caught off guard. Alongside the announcement, an ...

Less than a month remains for two health care providers to reach a deal, or hundreds of thousands of state employees could be stuck paying more for their health insurance. On Tuesday, the state ...

Duke Health and Aetna on Friday announced a new multi-year agreement, preventing tens of thousands of people in the Triangle from needing to find a new doctor. Duke Health, one of the state's biggest ...

Duke Health is currently negotiating a new agreement with Aetna to protect patients’ access to Duke Health and receive fair reimbursement for the expert, complex care only Duke Health can provide. If ...