NC’s State Health Plan moves to block Atrium program it calls an ‘unlawful pricing scheme’

By: Clayton Henkel

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: October 12, 2026

Words: 475

Last Updated: 5 days, 22 hours ago

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North Carolina’s State Health Plan announced Friday it had requested a temporary restraining order in Wake County Superior Court to halt Atrium Health’s new “affordability program.”

State Treasurer Brad Briner, whose office oversees the State Health Plan, said while Atrium’s new program could lower out-of-pocket costs for some state employees at Atrium facilities, it is intended to destabilize the state’s own Preferred Provider Program and could push the plan into bankruptcy.

The State Health …

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