Press Releases

DURHAM, N.C. – Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) has named Santiago Estrada as Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, and Dr. Roberta Capp as its next Chief Medical Officer. Estrada and Capp, both...

CHAPEL HILL, NC – September 15, 2021 – Many families across the country struggle with affordable housing, social isolation, low wages, health problems, high medical costs and other issues that can cause food insecurity. Individuals or households that are...

DURHAM, N.C. – Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) is working to stop type 2 diabetes in its tracks by offering members the lifestyle-change program Eat Smart, Move More, Prevent Diabetes (ESMMPD). This is just one of several...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (August 26, 2021) – North Carolina’s free and charitable clinics are partnering with the state’s largest health insurer to improve access to care and the overall health of the state’s underserved communities and those hit hardest by...

DURHAM, N.C. – The Blue Premier value-based care program from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) created an estimated $197 million in cost savings and quality improvements in 2020, according to an analysis from Blue Cross NC....

DURHAM, N.C. – Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) announced today that the North Carolina Department of Insurance (NCDOI) has approved its 2.8% average rate increase for individual customers who enroll in Affordable Care Act...

DURHAM, N.C. – In response to Tropical Storm Fred affecting North Carolina, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) is allowing early prescription refills to ensure that customers have access to the prescription drugs they...

DURHAM, N.C. – Building on its ongoing commitment to improve the health and well-being of children and families in foster care across the state, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) has formed a new Foster Care Advisory Council to...

DURHAM, N.C. – Broadening its commitment to transforming health care in North Carolina, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) is investing in a new entity that will support independent physicians and help them strengthen their...

Asheville, NC -- BCS has partnered with MATCH Wellness, Inc., to provide the highly successful MATCH Program, Motivating Adolescents with Technology to CHOOSE Health™ (MATCH), to all seventh-grade students in the school system. The school-based...