Chris Privett
An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Health Care
Grades aren’t generally considered to be matters of life and death, but some report cards can have grave implications for millions of us. When it comes to North Carolina’s...
Find Your Joy – Or Create It: Connection in the time of COVID
Social isolation is getting old--and taking its toll on our mental health. Here are some ideas for how to find some light in the darkness and connect with others...
4 min read | Healthy Lifestyle, Coronavirus
Is a High-Deductible Insurance Plan Right for You?
If you’ve gotten the feeling that choosing a health insurance plan requires more research – and more decisions – than it used to, you’re not wrong...
Improving the Health of America Starts in Our Communities
One of the most rewarding parts of being a Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) employee is knowing that our work is making a...
8 min read | Industry Perspectives
The Numbers Don’t Lie: Drug Prices Are Nuts
If you were going to draw up an economy that makes absolutely no sense, you’d start with a system where prices go up as demand goes down. That’s nuts,...
It’s ACA Open Enrollment Time Again. Here Are 4 Things You Need to Know.
Those lower premiums are thanks to a number of factors, including the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that allow us to pass the tax savings onto our customers....
What Star Wars Can Teach Us About Health
With the release of the new Star Wars movie, our galaxy’s attention turns once again to heroes, villains and the battle against the evil Empire. The Star Wars movies...
North Carolina Thrives on Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
The farm-to-fork movement has become trendy in many places around the country, but North Carolina was way ahead of the curve on this. A couple of hundred years ahead....
Read Your Way to Better Health
Want to help your kids turn into healthy adults? Make sure they become good readers. That’s right. There’s a link between literacy and health. According to research by the...
Everybody Hurts: 5 Things You Might Not Know About Pain
In the old days, life often began with an introduction to an unpleasant sensation called pain. A doctor would grab a newborn baby and give the child’s rear end...
