by Blue Cross NC | Jun 11, 2019 | Industry Perspectives |
Surprise medical bills can happen when someone goes to a provider that is not in their insurer’s network. When a provider is in-network with an insurer, it means the two sides have agreed to set costs for medical services. When a provider is out-of-network with...
by Laura Eberhard | May 30, 2019 | Community Investments |
(Brittany Chess, a Graduate Student within the Professional School of Counseling at UNC Pembroke pictured above) Rural counties are especially vulnerable to health disparities, and Robeson County, marked by high levels of poverty and higher than average levels...
by Blue Cross NC | May 28, 2019 | Community Investments, In Our Communities |
You can assume that any event that includes “rama” in the title is going to have a frenetic atmosphere, and the annual Sort-a-Rama hunger relief effort is always heavy on the “rama.” Observed from a distance, Sort-a-Rama looks like a free-for-all: plastic scoops in...
by Kate Hobbs Knutson, MD, MPH | May 3, 2019 | Health & Wellness, Industry Perspectives |
You talk to your friends about your life, your frustrations and they offer advice. Your friends know you well, and it’s easy to find comfort in talking about your deepest fears and troubles with people you trust. As a psychiatrist, patients enter my office with some...
by Kate Hobbs Knutson, MD, MPH | May 3, 2019 | Health & Wellness, Industry Perspectives |
As a psychiatrist, I often come across confusion around my field of work: behavioral health. In my experience, people want to learn more, but don’t know where to start. People wonder, what do I ask? What do I need to know? What if I sound ignorant asking? I thought it...
by Laura Eberhard | Apr 15, 2019 | Community Investments |
North Carolina has seen a dramatic increase in substance misuse and opioid overdose rates in recent years. Since 2010, for example, deaths resulting from heroin overdoses in North Carolina have increased by 884 percent. This increase accelerates the need for...
