Press Releases

Thrive NC Postponed until 2021; Blue Cross NC Commitment to Food Security Remains Four nonprofits will receive donations, Blue Cross NC will match ticketholders donations to NC Restaurant Worker Relief Fund

Durham, NC – Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina’s (Blue Cross NC) Board of Trustees has elected Tunde Sotunde MD, MBA, FAAP as its new President and CEO. Dr. Sotunde will lead the company in its efforts to transform health care in North...

DURHAM, N.C. – Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) and FirstHealth of the Carolinas, a health care system serving patients in 15 counties in central North Carolina, have signed a new multi-year agreement for Blue Cross NC’s Blue...

DURHAM, N.C. – Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) announced that it will cover members’ cost for COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease -19) testing and will not require prior approval for COVID-19 testing and will speed access to other...

DURHAM, N.C. – Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) announced it is taking specific steps to improve our members’ access to doctors and medications, as it monitors the Coronavirus Disease-19, or COVID-19. Information about...

DURHAM, N.C. – Reduced customer premiums and record-high medical expenses resulted in lower net income for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) in 2019. Membership grew to 3.81 million, up from 3.72 million in 2018. A key driver...

Greensboro, N.C. – The American Heart Association and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) are taking health care to local North Carolina communities, including area barbershops and beauty salons, through a series of unique...

DURHAM, N.C. – Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC), as part of its commitment to serve all 100 counties in North Carolina, announced an investment of $8 million toward initiatives addressing the unique challenges facing rural...

DURHAM, N.C. – Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) is bringing value-based payments to its network of behavioral health providers, giving patients better access to high-quality, better-coordinated care for mental health and...