Story perspectives

Smart NC Program Reverses Half of Insurance Denials

12/11/2025

46 7

Summary

Story summary

In North Carolina, more than half of insurance denials reviewed through the Smart NC program are reversed.
NBC News reports on a family who used this system to secure approval for a medication that significantly reduces their son's seizures.
The medication's annual list price is nearly $800,000.

1 of 1

Story summary

In North Carolina, more than half of insurance denials reviewed through the Smart NC program are reversed.
NBC News reports on a family who used this system to secure approval for a medication that significantly reduces their son's seizures.
The medication's annual list price is nearly $800,000.