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

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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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

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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

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

A mid adult female doctor gestures as she discusses home healthcare options with a senior adult male patient. The man is reading a home healthcare informational brochure.

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