A Journey to Extend Paid Parental Leave
The tears started falling weeks before the end of my maternity leave. The newborn phase Having a newborn is exhausting, between the sleepless nights, round-the-clock feedings and endless diaper changes. However, the joy of first smiles, the hours of snuggles...
Wearables and Health Care Costs: Are they related?
In 2014, BCBSNC gave 3,500 free or discounted Fitbits to its employees who wanted to take part in its company wellness programs. While participants didn’t see changes in their body mass indexes (BMI) overall, they did see results in monthly healthcare cost savings....
Why is Health Care so Hard to Follow?
Learning another language is never easy. When my family moved to America from Hungary, none of us knew English. Trying to live and work in a new country without speaking the language was hard for all of us. We’re not alone. About 11% of North Carolinians speak a...
The open workspace: Is it really that bad?
Pity the open workspace. It has been criticized by everybody from The Washington Post to Fast Company magazine for creating office distractions, destroying privacy and even making employees sick. So when BCBSNC transitioned out of its well-known Chapel Hill...
ComputerWorld Thinks BCBSNC Is a Great Place to Work. Here’s Why.
Tim Munson never set a career goal of working for an insurance company. But shortly after arriving at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, he found some unexpected chances to build on his career in information technology. “Leadership gave me the...Prevent the spread of Coronavirus
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