Anuradha Rao-Patel
2020 in Review: A Year of Heartbreak and Heroism
2020 was heartbreaking, but it also brought out the best in so many people. During one of the most serious public health crises in a century, health care professionals...
4 min read | Industry Perspectives, Thought Leadership
Drug Maker’s Guilty Pleas Won’t End the Opioid Crisis
The settlement with Purdue Pharma, maker of OxyContin, is an important step forward in managing the nation’s opioid crisis. Learn more...
4 min read | Industry Perspectives
Expanding Access to Treatment for Substance Use Disorders in North Carolina
Blue Cross NC is committed to combating the substance use disorder crisis in our state through community partners, new solutions and industry-leading approaches...
4 min read | Industry Perspectives, Behavioral Health, Transforming Healthcare
Managing Chronic Pain During the Pandemic
The pandemic is making it more challenging for people dealing with chronic pain to receive the care they need. Here's why...
5 min read | Industry Perspectives
I’m a Doctor Who Got the Flu. Here’s What I Learned.
To confirm what you already knew, yes, doctors also get sick. We’re flesh and blood, subject to the same bumps, bruises, and maladies as anybody else. And we contract...
We Must Solve the Opioid Problem Without Making the Pain Problem Worse
“Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.” Scholars differ on the origins of that quote, but that debate doesn’t change the core truth being expressed. Humans can’t expect to live...
Warning Signs for Parents Concerned About Teenage Opioid Abuse
The opioid epidemic gripping North Carolina is not only affecting adults or users of street drugs or illegal narcotics. Prescription opioid medications are responsible for more deaths than heroin...
Using a Village to Solve NC’s Opioid Epidemic
The opioid epidemic continues to touch every corner of our state, but Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) is making progress in solving the...
North Carolina Has an Opioid Problem, How Did We Get Here?
“We are often loathe to give liberal amounts of narcotics because the drug addiction itself may become a hideous spectacle.” Those words were written by Warren Cole, MD, FACS,...
You Have Questions About Opioids in North Carolina – We Have Answers
Over the past year, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) has tried to foster a conversation with consumers about the opioid epidemic.....
