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 Stephen Friedhoff on Healthcare Strategies Podcast
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Stephen Friedhoff on Healthcare Strategies Podcast

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 NC Files Legal Challenge to State Health Plan Decision
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Blue Cross NC Files Legal Challenge to State Health Plan Decision

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.
NC Treasurer Folwell backs a risky switch in who runs the State Health Plan
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NC Treasurer Folwell backs a risky switch in who runs the State Health Plan

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.
With details scant, NC health plan switch confuses and frustrates some state workers
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With details scant, NC health plan switch confuses and frustrates some state workers

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.

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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 ...