{"id":13408,"date":"2025-09-27T08:30:53","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T12:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/staffsenate\/?p=13408"},"modified":"2025-09-24T22:09:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T02:09:12","slug":"a-message-from-nc-state-treasurer-on-duke-healthcare-and-aetna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/staffsenate\/2025\/09\/27\/a-message-from-nc-state-treasurer-on-duke-healthcare-and-aetna\/","title":{"rendered":"A Message from NC State Treasurer on Duke Healthcare and Aetna"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The following is a message from NC State Treasurer, Brad Briner, on Duke Healthcare and Aetna:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/370\/2025\/09\/memberalert.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13409 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/370\/2025\/09\/memberalert.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/370\/2025\/09\/memberalert.png 600w, https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/370\/2025\/09\/memberalert-480x157.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 600px, 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>A Message from Brad Briner <\/strong><strong>about Duke and Aetna<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dear State Health Plan Members,<\/p>\n<p>We know many of you have questions as negotiations continue between Duke Healthcare and Aetna, with their contract set to expire in the less than a month. The State Health Plan (Plan) is Aetna\u2019s largest client in our state and we&#8217;re watching these talks closely.\u00a0Members who use a Duke Healthcare provider will be receiving a detailed letter from us this week with important information.<\/p>\n<p>Even if you do not utilize a Duke Healthcare provider, <strong><u>all<\/u><\/strong> members are encouraged to take a moment to watch this message from Treasurer Brad Briner about how this might impact you:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gPXC62rN9U4?feature=oembed\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13410 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/370\/2025\/09\/bradbrinervideo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/370\/2025\/09\/bradbrinervideo.jpg 720w, https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/370\/2025\/09\/bradbrinervideo-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 720px, 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Members who use a Duke Healthcare as a provider, for certain types of care, may be able to keep seeing your Duke provider at the network benefit level for a period of time.\u202fThis includes:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">If you\u2019re undergoing treatment for a serious or complex condition or terminal illness.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">If you\u2019re receiving inpatient or institutional care.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">If you\u2019re scheduled for a nonelective surgery, including related post-operative care.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">If you\u2019re currently pregnant and undergoing treatment.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">To request continuation of care, please call Aetna Health Concierge at 833-690-1037 (TTY: 711) for a Transition Coverage request form.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We are closely monitoring this situation and will continue to keep you informed as conversations between Duke Healthcare and Aetna progress.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Thank you for your service to the state-<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Brad Briner<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">N.C. State Treasurer\u202f<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following is a message from NC State Treasurer, Brad Briner, on Duke Healthcare and Aetna: A Message from Brad Briner about Duke and Aetna Dear State Health Plan Members, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3407,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[58],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13408","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-university-information"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13408","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3407"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13408"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13408\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13412,"href":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13408\/revisions\/13412"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13408"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13408"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13408"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}