State health plan needs $1.2b by 2011

Submitted by ryanteaguebeckwith on February 4, 2009 - 11:58am.
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The state health plan needs $1.2 billion over the next two years.

State financial officials presented the figure at a meeting this morning on the upcoming state budget, which already faces a $2 billion shortfall.

Directors of the plan have been operating under emergency measures since December.

The plan covers teachers and state employees across North Carolina.

Update: Officials said they will need a special appropriation of $300 million this fiscal year to keep the plan running.

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Re: State health plan needs $1.2b by 2011

Submitted by alaskan1 on February 4, 2009 - 7:23pm.

Get Tom Daschle to fix it. Yes he can! Bev, call Tom.

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