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DURHAM, N.C. – Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) is extending measures put into place at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure members have access to the care they need, when they need it. This includes waiving...

The American Heart Association, along with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, is working to improve heart health among North Carolina’s most at-risk populations.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina is teaming with Caravan Health to bring its Blue Premier program to community and rural providers in the state.

DURHAM, N.C. and KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) and Caravan Health are working together to support the expansion of Blue Premier, Blue Cross NC’s value-based care program, to more areas of the state. The...

A collaborative effort between the health system and health plan pharmacists, as well as care managers and prescribers, is key to improving clinical and quality outcomes in value-based payment models, said Joseph A. Albright, PharmD, manager of Clinical Pharmacy Programs at Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina.

Showing a slide of the ever-increasing proportion of gross domestic product spent on health care, Joseph Albright, PharmD, manager of clinical pharmacy programs at Blue Cross Blue Shield North Carolina (BCBSNC), said that the question of sustainability is now more of a reality.

DURHAM, N.C. – Dr. Von Nguyen, MD MPH, who has driven innovation for a private insurer and two federal health agencies, has been named Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross...

DURHAM, N.C. – Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) announced today that it has invested $250,000 in two Western NC organizations working to end the cycle of homelessness. The investments in Homeward Bound and The Shepherd’s House...

DURHAM, N.C. – Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) announced it is teaming up with Carrot Inc. and Virta Health to help address two of the largest ongoing health issues facing Americans today - smoking and type 2 diabetes. These...

When the pandemic first developed, we saw a rush to find enough masks and protective gear. The priority went to medical workers and first responders – the people who have to wear them each day on the front lines. While the supply shortage has started to ease, it’s still difficult to find some items. Now a new effort by a major insurance company along with researchers and manufacturers will solve the problem.