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Yes! Weekly
American Heart Association and Blue Cross NC announce 11 community health mini-grant awardees in the Triad to support health equity
Across North Carolina, a total of 21 community health mini-grants were awarded, totaling nearly $100,000. These community organizations and companies will be working to improve heart health among North Carolinians who are most at risk for cardiovascular diseases and stroke.

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: Our Work Doesn’t Stop!
We know racism and discrimination lead to health disparities and impacts the health and safety of our employees, members and communities. Health inequity impacts all North Carolinians. North Carolina is consistently in the lower percentile of state health rankings. *Data shows our state’s health system ranked #36 of 50 states and #46 of 50 states for disparities.

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Yes! Weekly
Blue Cross NC and H.O.P.E. of Winston-Salem to Provide Over 20,000 Meals for Forsyth County Children
H.O.P.E. of Winston-Salem (H.O.P.E.) announced that it has received $20,000 from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) to help fund nutritious meals for children living in food deserts across Forsyth County.


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Smoky Mountain News
Blue Cross donates $275K to fight food insecurity
Blue Cross NC has contributed $275,000 to the Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project this year to help combat food insecurity caused by the pandemic while also helping farmers.

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WSOC TV
Grants up to $10K available for organizations improving Carolina heart health
The American Heart Association, along with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, is working to improve heart health among North Carolina’s most at-risk populations.

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Fierce Healthcare
Blue Cross NC expanding its Blue Premier value-based care program to rural providers
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina is teaming with Caravan Health to bring its Blue Premier program to community and rural providers in the state.

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American Journal of Managed Care
How Collaboration Between Pharmacists of Health Plans, Systems Can Drive Value-Based Payment Models
A collaborative effort between the health system and health plan pharmacists, as well as care managers and prescribers, is key to improving clinical and quality outcomes in value-based payment models, said Joseph A. Albright, PharmD, manager of Clinical Pharmacy Programs at Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina.

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American Journal of Managed Care
Succeeding in Value-Based Payment Requires Engaging Pharmacists From Health Plans and Systems
Showing a slide of the ever-increasing proportion of gross domestic product spent on health care, Joseph Albright, PharmD, manager of clinical pharmacy programs at Blue Cross Blue Shield North Carolina (BCBSNC), said that the question of sustainability is now more of a reality.
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Rahul Rajkumar, MD, on Advanced Primary Care
Rahul Rajkumar, MD, Chief Medical Officer at Blue Cross NC, discusses advanced primary care and why ...
$750,000 Blue Cross NC investment expands school-based virtual clinic in Cleveland County
The investment over three years will allow kids to have access to primary care onsite without ...