Working Mother magazine today named Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) one of the 2008 Working Mother 100 Best Companies. From flextime and telecommuting to backup child care and parental leave, BCBSNC is expanding the concept of family-friendly benefits to ensure they cover adoptive parents and fathers as well as working mothers.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) has made it easier for customers to get prescription drug replacements and refills in advance of Tropical Storm Hanna and other Atlantic storms that could affect North Carolina.

Tomorrow Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) celebrates 75 years of service in North Carolina. In honor of the state's largest and oldest health insurer's anniversary, Gov. Easley issued a proclamation that Aug. 7, 2008 be 'Blue Cross and Blue Shield' day in North Carolina.

The University of North Carolina Health Care System has signed a multi-year contract with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) which ties some of the financial reimbursement to improvements in select quality health care measures. The new multi-year contract, effective August 1, continues to provide BCBSNC customers access to the full range of inpatient and outpatient services at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill and Raleigh’s Rex Healthcare – as well as UNC and Rex physicians.

C. Daryl Hollis, a business leader with extensive experience in corporate financial management and governance, has been named to the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) Board of Trustees.

The future is here through electronic prescribing, and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) is making ePrescribing more readily available to physicians and pharmacies throughout North Carolina.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina’s Million Step March crossed the finish line today to the cheers of a crowd at Riverfront Park in downtown Wilmington. The event concluded a 10-week, 600-mile walk across the state to promote the benefits of physical activity.

Three North Carolina municipalities were awarded the Fit Community designation today to recognize their success in promoting healthier lifestyles among their residents. The Town of Black Mountain, Town of Tarboro and City of Jacksonville were all recognized for supporting healthy eating, physical activity and tobacco-free living through policy and community infrastructure.

Third graders from two Cumberland County elementary schools walked more than 16.5 million steps – about 8,000 miles – as they battled over a week to see who could walk the most.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina’s Million Step March arrived today at two Fayetteville elementary schools, where campaign representatives joined students in kicking off a week-long walking contest to encourage the importance of physical activity.