In mid-August, Agents received notification as of 1/1/18 that BlueCross BlueShield of NC (BCBSNC) would discontinue the Individual Grandfathered Health Insurance Plans. What happened to “If you like your plan – You can keep it” promise? The Affordable Care Act (ACA) language allowed for insured individuals as of the date (3/23/2010) of signing of … Continue reading
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District Maps Redrawn, Veto Overrides and will Statutes come down????
The NC Legislature released its proposed redistricting plan. It is expected that the plan will be passed this week by the House and Senate. It still could be tweaked and modified. Several Representatives and Senators are double bunked. There is a possibility of losing the super majority but probably unlikely. This week the General … Continue reading
The Ultimate Cost
Recently our youngest son, his wife, and her parents joined us on a family vacation that took us on our first trip to Europe. We had the opportunity to visit England, Scotland, and Ireland, the homeland our family ancestors who migrated to the “New World” from the late 1600’s to around 1720 according to our … Continue reading
What Will Happen to Health Care?
After years of Republicans stating their desire to repeal the Affordable Health Care Act, so far they have been unable to reach an agreement on what to replace it with. The happy people are those on employer paid plans and those with coverage that is subsidized by the government. Others are seeing higher insurance premiums, … Continue reading
Never Dull in Politics!!
Just when you think things may be settling down in Raleigh and DC things absolutely turn upside down! In Raleigh, Gov. Cooper signed the 2017 Farm Act that sent the only agricultural worker’s union in North Carolina into a tailspin. The Farm Act contains a provision that ensures growers they do not have to collect … Continue reading
Camp Continues!
From: Margie Griffin, Youth Team member A big HELLO from the Grangers at Grange Camp! We have been busy this week! Right now we are relaxing a bit before we go out on our next big adventure. Tuesday was quite the adventure! We started the day with breakfast and some camp songs and we ended … Continue reading
Grange Camp Begins!
Grange camp kicked off this past Sunday at Eastern 4-H Center, with over 90 campers. Everyone was able to get moved in and acquainted with fellow campers and counselors on Sunday. Monday was the first full day of camp, and while everyone was excited to get going, the afternoon brought thunderstorms and heavy downpours. No … Continue reading
