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Fraud prevention: Do you know what the criminals are up to?

Do you know the most recent plan criminals have taken to nab millions of dollars from an insurance company? Experts say that staying current on fraud news is one of the most significant steps payers...

BCBSNC, UNC hope patient-centered practice reduces costs

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina and the UNC Health Care System are developing a new type of medical practice that enables providers to work collaboratively with patients in delivering

Guest Commentary: Brad Wilson on fighting obesity

Guest post by Brad Wilson Hard times force difficult choices. That's particularly true in healthcare, where government, businesses and workers already struggle to fund growing healthcare needs. Yet,

Blue Cross forced to refund $156M in reserves

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, the state's larges health insurer, has agreed to refund $156 million to 215,000 individual policyholders, in response to changes due to the new health

Health insurers target cost-cuts, diversification as formula for success

When the recession hit home in 2008, health insurers, like everyone involved in healthcare, tightened their belts. Now news is beginning to trickle in that health insurers are instituting additional

North Carolina Blues plan outsources IT work overseas in pilot project

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) in Chapel Hill for the first time will outsource some work overseas--and some people in the technology-focused state aren't happy. The state's