SEANC members have asked many questions about the State Health Plan’s premium increases for 2026. State Health Plan Executive Administrator Thomas Friedman revisited The SEANC View Podcast to answer them.
In an extended interview following his June appearance, Friedman addressed everything from the fairness of the new tiered structure of the premiums based on salary to the new partnership with Lantern Care to cut the cost of some surgeries and procedures to the need to rein in hospital overcharging.