"At Novant Health, our top priority is our commitment to our patients. Every decision is made with the patient at the center. In 2018 alone, we cared for 60,000 valued teachers and other state employees, retirees and their dependents – they deserve better than the proposed changes to the state health plan. We believe that changes to the state health plan are necessary, however, the current proposed plan is not the best solution. This plan demands rate reductions that cut from the wrong places and does nothing to improve the health of patients or lower the cost of care.