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Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina's medical claims reached a record $7.5 billion in 2020, a 7.7% increase over 2019 that was driven by COVID-19 and specialty drug costs and lower Affordable Care Act plan premiums.

DURHAM, N.C. – A strong, stable financial position allowed Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) to address volatility and high costs associated with the pandemic, while taking extra steps to help members get the care they...

John Lumpkin, president of the BCBSNC Foundation, emphasized that the communities most at risk are the ones that have been adversely affected by public and private policies reflecting decades of disinvestment.

DURHAM, N.C. – In response to the winter storm 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 need. This ...

DURHAM, N.C. – Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) announced Dr. Meg Booth Powell and Larry B. Wooten as the newest members of its Board of Trustees. In addition to welcoming Powell and Wooten, Blue Cross NC has appointed...

For Dr. John Scheitler, a primary care doctor in Gastonia, North Carolina, life feels like the movie Groundhog Day. Every day he tries to do right by his patients and hopes he’s done enough to keep himself and his family safe. But back in March, this didn’t feel routine.

After attending a filtration conference in late February, Dr. Behnam Pourdeyhimi returned to North Carolina determined to create filters for masks at North Carolina State University (NC State). “At the conference,” he said, “we already knew the pandemic was coming. It was all we could talk about.”

This collaboration will support food security efforts made by PORCH, Durham Children’s Initiative and the YMCA of the Triangle.

February 3, 2021 – Hornets Sports & Entertainment today announced that Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina for the third straight year will serve as the presenting partner of the organization’s Black History Month efforts this season, which will...

RALEIGH, N.C. – February 2, 2021 – Susan G. Komen®, the world’s leading breast cancer organization, today announced a $500,000 investment from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) for a new collaborative research grant as part of...