A Bill to Give BCBS of NC Special Considerations Advancing

BCBS of NC is pushing legislators in Raleigh to allow it to evade certain regulatory requirements in accordance with its non-profit status. This follows a trend seen in other states where we have seen the various “Blues” become for-profit and/or merge with the “Blues” from other states. (For instance, Anthem […]

Commuter Rail Connecting Greensboro, High Point and Winston-Salem?

Local Democratic legislators filed a bill in the General Assembly to initiate a study for commuter rail service connecting the three primary cities within the Piedmont Triad. A good question to ask is how that would work for individual commuters. There would be a primary train station in each of […]

Cone’s Response to the Wake Forest Baptist Hospital Plan for Greensboro

It was predictable that Cone Health and other forces would not accept the entry of a new competitor (Atrium Wake Forest Baptist) into Greensboro without a fight. The News and Record discusses Cone’s response in an article posted today. Here is a summary of their main points and my response: