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The Legislature appears close to completing a bailout of the North Carolina state employee health insurance plan.
Rep. Hugh Holliman said Wednesday the House and Senate have reached a tentative compromise bill that could receive final votes later in the day. If approved, it would be sent to Gov. Beverly Perdue.
Under the proposal, the health plan would receive $675 million from operating revenues and highway funds through mid-2011.
The plan's 667,000 members would face higher deductibles and copays, and dependent coverage premiums would go up by 8.9 percent annually. Benefits would decrease for people who smoke or considered significantly obese.
Health plan officials said if additional funding didn't come this week, there would be dramatic payment delays to doctors.
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