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13 Jul 2022 | Press Release

Blue Cross NC Expands Mental Health Care for Children, Underserved Areas Through Collaboration with Headway

DURHAM, N.C., and NEW YORK – In its latest effort to address critical mental health needs in North Carolina, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) today announced it is expanding its network of behavioral health providers through a...

12 Jul 2022 | Press Release

Blue Cross NC Appoints Kelly Calabria to Lead Marketing and Corporate Social Responsibility Division

DURHAM, N.C. – Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) has named Kelly Calabria to the newly formed role of senior vice president, chief marketing and corporate social responsibility officer. Calabria will become a member of the...

01 Jul 2022 | News Story | NC Health News

An attempt to streamline mental health care for NC foster care children meets resistance

A few years ago, Gaile Osborne and her husband took in several foster children. Osborne, a special education teacher, should have been the perfect foster parent. There was one problem. Osborne and her family lived in Buncombe County. The children were originally from Alamance County.

15 Jun 2022 | News Story

First Lady Kristin Cooper Joins the Children's Home Society to Distribute Comfort Cases to North Carolina Children in Foster Care

On Saturday, June 11, NC First Lady Kristin Cooper attended the Children's Home Society Raleigh Family Picnic to meet with children, families, and prospective foster parents and celebrate the Triangle's local foster care community. The Children’s Home...

07 Jun 2022 | Press Release

Blue Cross NC Awards More than $2 Million to Improve Access to Behavioral Health Care Services in the State’s Rural and Marginalized Communities

DURHAM, N.C. – Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) is investing more than $2 million to support 11 organizations across North Carolina to improve access to behavioral health care services in rural and marginalized communities and...

01 Jun 2022 | News Story

Blue Cross NC Celebrates the Carolina Hurricanes’ Season – On and Off the Ice

These past few weeks, it was hard not to get wrapped up in the excitement of the Carolina Hurricanes post-season playoff run. Taking it all the way to a game 7 in the second round of the playoffs, the Canes had a spectacular season, giving Caniacs a lot...

20 May 2022 | News Story

Over 700 “Comfort Cases” Packed for North Carolina Children in Foster Care to be Donated

As part of National Foster Care Awareness Month, Blue Cross NC’s Healthy Blue Medicaid plan teamed up with Comfort Cases, an international non-profit dedicated to providing hope and dignity to youth in foster care, to host a “Packing Party” on Friday,...

19 May 2022 | Press Release

Guilford County Foster Care System to Benefit from New Alexander Youth Network Program to Support LGBTQ Youth

GREENSBORO, NC -- Alexander Youth Network, an organization serving children with emotional and behavioral challenges in counties across North Carolina, has launched a Therapeutic Foster Care pilot program for LGBTQ youth in Guilford County, with funding...

18 May 2022 | Press Release

Charlotte Motor Speedway, Blue Cross NC Partner to Provide Meals to Local Families Facing Food Insecurity

In an effort to address food insecurity and childhood hunger in the greater Charlotte region, Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) and Charlotte Motor Speedway are teaming up through the “Drive Out Hunger” initiative to provide meals...

02 May 2022 | Press Release

Central Piedmont Partnership with Blue Cross NC Aims to Build Diversity in Insurance Industry

CHARLOTTE, NC – Through a partnership with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC), Central Piedmont Community College has received $211,485 to provide scholarships to develop a more diverse and inclusive talent pool of trained and...

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Rahul Rajkumar, MD, on Advanced Primary Care

Rahul Rajkumar, MD, Chief Medical Officer at Blue Cross NC, discusses advanced primary care and why ...

$750,000 Blue Cross NC investment expands school-based virtual clinic in Cleveland County

The investment over three years will allow kids to have access to primary care onsite without ...