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On a recent episode of Xtelligent Healthcare Media's Healthcare Strategies podcast Stephen Friedhoff, senior vice president of health care services at Blue Cross NC, shares how insurers can use artificial intelligence and machine learning tools to give...

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina hosted a mobile health event Wednesday at Wake Tech’s North Campus.

DURHAM, N.C. – Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) has reported its 2022 year-end financials, a year in which it navigated market unpredictability and inflation. Increased focus on the company’s efforts to reduce costs and...

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) filed a legal challenge on Thursday to the North Carolina State Health Plan’s decision to award the 2025-2027 contract for third-party administrative services to Aetna. The filing highlights the oversimplified and arbitrary bid process that resulted in a more expensive contract with a smaller network of providers.

DURHAM, N.C. – Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) is supporting Triangle families this winter by launching a meal delivery program. In collaboration with more than a dozen community organizations, Blue Cross NC will leverage ...

Robeson Community College recently received a $242,690 grant from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina to fund an all-new insurance pre-licensing program.

February 2, 2023 – Hornets Sports & Entertainment (HSE) today announced that Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) will serve as the presenting partner of the organization’s Black History Month efforts for the fifth consecutive...

North Carolina State Treasurer Dale Folwell, a contrarian who favors radical reversals of the status quo, is again challenging the way things are. This time he supports flipping the administration of a portion of the State Health Plan (SHP) that serves a half-million teachers and state employees.

The State Health Plan’s board of trustees voted in a closed-session meeting to award Aetna a contract that has been in the hands of Blue Cross NC for more than 40 years. But the details are still shrouded in secrecy. The vacuum of information has been filled with questions from state employees and few clear answers from those in charge of the health plan.

DURHAM, N.C. – Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) today submitted its formal protest of the North Carolina State Health Plan’s decision to award the 2025-2027 contract for third-party administrative services to Aetna. The...