Tag: Dale Folwell

“Social justice,” wokeness and YOUR money

Posted on December 10, 2022 by Brant Clifton

You’re probably hearing a lot about ESG in business news lately. That acronym stands for Environmental, Social Justice, and Governance. In the Biden-Obama era, how well you align with

Folwell: Pending hospital merger bad medicine for NC consumers

Posted on December 10, 2022 by Brant Clifton

State treasurer Dale Folwell is sounding the alarm on the merger of Atrium Health and Advocate Aurora Health. Most of Atrium’s NC properties are in the Charlotte area. Much

It appears Dale Folwell is onto something.

Posted on November 22, 2022 by Brant Clifton

You’ll get little argument over the point that modern healthcare is a mess. You’ll get no argument over the importance of hospitals to our society, or about how much good

Treasurer Folwell vetoes troubled Spring Lake’s hiring of a new town manager

Posted on October 13, 2022October 13, 2022 by Brant Clifton

If you think Pinehurst is a hot mess, get a load of Spring Lake over in Cumberland County. The state took over the town’s finances a year ago. The

Pouring cold water on (part of) a rumor

Posted on September 10, 2022 by Brant Clifton

The Labor Day weekend is in our rear-view window, and the campaign silly-season is gearing up. Said silly season frequently features a gaggle of rumors about various campaigns and

Folwell goes on offensive against CONs

Posted on August 20, 2022 by Brant Clifton

One of the biggest reasons Medicaid expansion went nowhere is because of ol’ Roy and his team standing with big hospitals instead of “the little folks” struggling to pay

What’s the co-pay to look like Kate Upton?

Posted on July 13, 2022July 13, 2022 by Brant Clifton

All of us who have fought and scrapped with insurance companies to get something covered / paid for REALLY ought to, um, *appreciate* this story: State Treasurer Dale R.

Folwell throws his weight behind “Medical Debt De-weaponization”

Posted on May 30, 2022 by Brant Clifton

Our state treasurer has made his concern about the current state of health care very well known. Dale Folwell is throwing his considerable political “weight” behind a new bill

Dale Folwell leading the way in NC: screwing Russia while protecting North Carolina money

Posted on March 10, 2022March 10, 2022 by Brant Clifton

State treasurer Dale Folwell has had enough. He’s seen what we all have on the ol’ boob tube in re: Russia and Ukraine. And he’s ready to do something

Folwell has new target in his sight: NC’s non-profit hospitals

Posted on January 30, 2022 by Brant Clifton

State Treasurer Dale Folwell and the State Health Plan have been spurred into action by a new report showing non-profit hospitals actually billing people who qualify for charity care: