Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina announced it has invested $400,000 in the American Red Cross’ Sound the Alarm program for home fire prevention, preparedness, and recovery, and to help create disaster-ready kits for its shelters in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Charlotte Hornets and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) are teaming up to support Project BOLT, a nonprofit whose mission is to enhance the quality of life for marginalized citizens of the Charlotte community.

COVID-19 isn’t affecting all of us equally and the differences can have long-term impacts, well after the immediate clinical crisis has passed... Now is the time to consider how the historic unemployment rates we face today and the inability of millions of Americans to afford food, housing and utilities due to COVID-19 will shape our nation in the years ahead.

Like all businesses, we’re doing everything we can to maintain the same level of service our customers and provider partners have come to expect from us. The work we’re doing remains exactly the same; how and where we’re doing it are very different.

North Carolina’s largest health insurer is projecting the coronavirus pandemic will cost the company hundreds of millions of dollars.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) will financially support local independent primary care practices as they transition to value-based care during the coronavirus pandemic, the payer announced.

Scotland County fire departments got a shot in the arm Monday. "Blue cross and Blue shield has developed a grant program of $50,0000 to be distributed between rural volunteer fire stations in North Carolina to help with the deficit in funds,” said Mike Causey, NC insurance commissioner and state fire marshal.

The American Heart Association and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) are proud to announce nine community health mini-grant awards, totaling $35,000 in the Triad.

Primary care physician John Scheitler, MD, knew his Gastonia practice would take a financial hit as patients put off visits out of fear of getting COVID-19. So he and his partners embraced telehealth, trimmed costs and applied for financial...