Health Care Provider Support

When you improve patient health outcomes, you make health care more affordable.

See how Blue Premier is saving patients and providers time and money with collaborative care.

Mental Health

1 in 4 North Carolinians report symptoms of anxiety or depression

Better mental health requires better access to mental health care. See the barriers North Carolinians face, and what we’re doing to help.

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Rx Savings Solutions Tool

With our prescription savings tool, members can find easy ways to save on medications

Our Rx Savings Solutions tool gives members new opportunities to take an active role in their health care decisions, have a more open dialogue with their providers, and take advantage of cost savings that make better health more affordable.

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Drivers of Health

What are drivers of health, and how do they impact the price you pay for health care?

Keeping our communities healthy is a big step in making health care affordable for everyone. With partnerships across North Carolina, we’re addressing the social, economic and environmental factors that burden our health care system and drive up costs.

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Health Care Provider Support

$1.2M for Physician Assistants and Primary Care

Supporting physician assistant programs helps alleviate shortages of primary care providers in rural areas and supports health needs statewide. Learn how we’re investing in PAs and improving access to primary care across North Carolina.

Learn more at mediacenter.bcbsnc.com

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Health Care Provider Support

Blue Cross NC Awards Health Sciences Scholarship

Strengthening North Carolina’s health care systems means investing in the next generation of doctors and nurses. We’re supporting our students as they learn to care for the health of our communities.

Learn more at mediacenter.bcbsnc.com

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Telehealth

Doctors Explain the Benefits of Telehealth

Wondering how—and why—telehealth works? Hear from two physicians about the benefits of virtual care and how to navigate a telehealth appointment.

Learn more at blog.bcbsnc.com

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Blue Premier℠

Paying for Outcomes, Not Procedures

Our industry-leading program, Blue Premier, is making health care more effective and more efficient by coordinating care between doctors, emphasizing the role of primary care, and paying based on outcomes, not procedures.

Learn more at mediacenter.bcbsnc.com

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Blue Premier℠

Blue Premier: Transforming Health Care

Blue Premier, our groundbreaking program, is transforming health care in North Carolina by putting primary care first, focusing on quality of care over quantity of procedures, and expanding mental health and behavioral health support.

Learn more at blog.bcbsnc.com

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Rx Savings Solutions Tool

Ways to Make Care More Affordable

Our Rx Savings Solutions tool was developed to combat the rising cost of prescriptions by helping members find lower-cost alternatives. Learn more about this tool and other ways we’re helping members save.

Learn more at blog.bcbsnc.com