Community Partnerships

The opioid epidemic isn’t over—here’s how we’re continuing to address it

We’re building solutions to address the opioid epidemic by educating and working with our members, community organizations, and lawmakers to help all North Carolinians with this issue.

Learn more at www.bluecrossnc.com

Health Care Provider Support

Helping independent primary care providers grow their practices

Through new investments, we are helping independent providers focus on delivering quality care, positively impacting their patients’ health—and the health of their practices.

Learn more at mediacenter.bcbsnc.com

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

Making it easier for children to get mental health care 

The effects of the pandemic and shortage of mental health care providers are taking a toll on our most vulnerable. We’re connecting children with mental health issues to the care they need.

Learn more at mediacenter.bcbsnc.com

Mental Health

NC Cases of Anxiety and Depression Exceed the National Average

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

Two young African American women and an older Caucasian man stand smiling holding a large check from Blue Cross Blue Shield made out to Elizabeth City University in North Carolina.

Telehealth

Telepsychiatry for Students at ECSU

Students across North Carolina face significant pressure each and every day. We’ve funded a new partnership between ECU and ECSU to assure that students in Elizabeth City are getting the mental health services they need to thrive.

Learn more at mediacenter.bcbsnc.com

A middle-aged African American female medical instructor stands at the head of a wooden table holding a clip board in front of six students of varying ethnicities.

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

A young man in a white lab coat and goggles and a young woman in a white lab coat and stripped shirt look at a microscope together in a scientific lab.

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

A woman with headphones on speaks to her doctor over the computer. Buttons to end the call and go on mute are aligned across the bottom of the screen. The doctor in the screen is wearing blue scrubs and a stethoscope.

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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Community Partnerships

Community-Centered Health

Personal health is heavily dependent on social, environmental, structural, and economic factors—and how they intersect. Through strategic partnerships with organizations in nine communities across the state, we’re funding programs that change lives.

Learn more at www.bcbsncfoundation.org