Duke Health CFOs' plan to reach 1 in 4 North Carolinians

Duke Health CFOs' plan to reach 1 in 4 North Carolinians 
Becker's Hospital CFO Report; by Madeline Ashley; 10/21/24 
Since Lisa Goodlett was named senior vice president, CFO and treasurer of Durham, N.C.-based Duke University Health System in March, one of the health system's main goals has been to increase access to the health system from 8% of North Carolina's population to more than 25%. To achieve this, the health system is leveraging technology and looking at expanding partnerships to ensure services are more widely available. ... As Duke Health continues to push expanded care access, the health system has also been in contract negotiations with UnitedHealthcare for the last few weeks regarding 172,000 of its patients.  ... If the parties cannot come to an agreement by Nov. 1, Duke Health's hospitals, facilities and physicians would be out of network for employer-sponsored commercial plans, including UMR and Medicare Advantage plans, including a group retiree and dual special-needs plans.