Blue Cross and Blue Shield of N.C. plans to open seven retail outlets, including one in Greensboro, as part of expanding its efforts to educate North Carolinians about the federal Affordable Care Act.

The state’s largest health insurance company is expanding its retail footprint.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina plans to open two retail insurance stores in Charlotte this fall.

Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) is an association of 38 different health insurance companies that insure approximately 100 million Americans. Over the last four years, the association has provided nearly $10 million in total sponsorship between five different bike share systems in the United States.

Just down from the Target and Gander Mountain big-box stores and between a nail salon and dental office, North Carolina's largest health insurer opened its first retail store.

For kids, obesity has many side effects, beyond the established health problems it can bring later in life, from diabetes to heart disease. Kids who are overweight are taunted, which can cause them to be shy, or resentful. They have trouble joining in running and swimming and playing ball, and limits on physical activity only increase their problem with weight.

There’s a lot happening uptown. The outline of the BB&T Ballpark continues to reshape the skyline of Third Ward, and nearby Romare Bearden Park is expected to open at the end of the month.

Recently the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies made a point that in healthcare, you can never have too much data.

No one in the healthcare industry doubts that the effects of the primary care physician (PCP) shortage are just beginning. There are about 250,000 primary care doctors in the United States, and the Association of American Medical Colleges predicts that by 2025 there will be a shortfall of 65,800.

For the past two years, Lincoln County has participated in a statewide initiative geared toward healthier eating, with a community garden planted to provide fruits and vegetables to those less fortunate.