Moms make their mark at this health care insurance company, where they comprise 66% of the participants in its rising talent program for high-potential managers.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina sees sound reasons for investing in FastMed Urgent Care that manages clinics. Ultimately, company officials say the urgent care clinics can save the insurer money.

Placing defibrillators in houses of worship — including eight in Winston-Salem — is part of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of N.C.'s strategy for extending the reach of health care into community gathering places.

Throughout human history, revolutions have resulted in economic shifts, major changes in culture and the upheaval of established institutions. Brad Wilson, president and CEO of BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina (BCBSNC), is counting on a healthcare revolution that will give rise to all of the above

You don’t have to know where you’ll end up in order to begin an exciting journey, Brad Wilson (’78) told law and business students at his recent talk about the state of our health care system.

Diversity and inclusion are much more than stand-alone efforts at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina. They are key elements in company-wide cultural change.

Under a new pilot program, BCBS will have customer service people on site during the week to assist patients and case managers.

That program is called NC Path. Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina in partnership with the medical software company Allscripts will pay for the electronic conversion for 39 free clinics. They will also pay for five years of support for those free clinics in the state including this one.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) and UNC Health Care today announced Carolina Advanced Health as the name for the new medical practice developed by the two organizations that will open later this year. Dr. Thomas K. Warcup, the practice’s medical director, will be charged with leading the practice in which patients – not just their symptoms – are the focus of care.

In turn, thanks are due to the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation, which gave CIS a grant of $100,000 last year. This allowed CIS to begin expanding its program even further.