As a kickoff to National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and ahead of this weekend’s NASCAR Chase at America’s Home for Racing, more than 100 breast cancer survivors and supporters joined Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) and Charlotte Motor Speedway to paint the iconic pit road wall pink in a moving display of solidarity and hope.

Access to timely mental health care remains a significant challenge across the United States. For college students, barriers to care can jeopardize not just health but also academic aspirations. This issue is especially pronounced at institutions serving rural populations, which often face workforce shortages and can only provide limited or fragmented access to psychiatric care.

Dr. Tunde Sotunde: North Carolina is at a tipping point on health care costs. What we have today isn’t working for families, businesses, doctors, communities, or the long-term health of our state, and incremental change won’t fix it.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) is partnering with NC MedAssist to support statewide programs that improve access to prescription and over-the-counter medications, health resources and essential care for North Carolinians.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) ranked No. 4 in the JD Power 2026 U.S. Healthcare Digital Experience Study ℠ in the Commercial Member Health Plan segment. The ranking reflects ongoing investments to make it easier for member to access information, navigate coverage and manage their care digitally.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) today announced that its value-based care arrangements have generated more than $1 billion in savings since 2019, while delivering meaningful improvements in quality and outcomes for millions of members statewide.

The Health Care Transformation Task Force today released a new case study highlighting Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina’s Advanced Kidney Care program, an outcomes-based model designed to improve care and affordability for people living with chronic kidney disease and end stage renal disease.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina is the only nonprofit health insurer that offers coverage across the state’s 100 counties across all lines of business. That leaves the company with very little room to retreat to more profitable markets when healthcare costs increase.

DURHAM, N.C. – The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation (Blue Cross NC Foundation) is investing $1.5 million in the North Carolina Statewide Telepsychiatry Program (NC-STeP) to improve access to mental health care for students at the University of North Carolina Pembroke (UNCP).

The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation (Blue Cross NC Foundation) is investing $4 million in organizations across the state to improve access to healthy food, an approach proven to lower health care costs and strengthen health outcomes.