(March 8, 2019, 1:24 PM EST) -- RALEIGH, N.C. — A North Carolina appeals court panel on March 5 ruled that a trial court erred in finding that health benefits for state retirees can’t be altered as the State Health Plan statute promises only that retirees will receive the same access to health benefits as active employees (I. Beverly Lake, et al. v. State Health Plan for Teachers and State Employees, et al., No. COA17-1280, N.C. App., 2019 N.C. App. LEXIS 181)....