Category: Behavioral Health
How Blue Cross NC is Reshaping Behavioral Health Care in NC
Blue Cross NC is in its second year of a long-term strategy to improve behavioral health access, quality and efficiency by focusing on whole-person care...
5 min read | Industry Perspectives, Behavioral Health
Three Things COVID-19 Has Confirmed About Health Care
The COVID-19 crisis is teaching us a lot about our health care system, and we will emerge from this crisis wiser for the experience. Blue Cross NC's COO explains...
5 min read | Industry Perspectives, Behavioral Health, Drivers of Health, Thought Leadership, Transforming Healthcare
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
Behavioral health care is in crisis – but payers have the opportunity to shape a better future.
Payment reform can drive the development of a behavioral health system that is flexible and responsive, especially during times of higher demand. ..
5 min read | Industry Perspectives, Behavioral Health, Thought Leadership, Transforming Healthcare
On Opioids, North Carolina Is Making Progress
The opioid problem won’t be solved overnight. But that doesn’t mean we can’t make significant progress in the short term here in North Carolina. A research report called...
Changes to our Opioid Policies
Every day, opioid addiction destroys lives and tears apart families in North Carolina. It is a public health emergency that Blue Cross NC is committed to addressing. We’re announcing...
The opioid epidemic: How we’re turning talk into action
The opioid epidemic is one of the most talked-about and devastating problems we face every day in North Carolina. For the longest time, it seemed like there was a...
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...
Believe It or Not, Abuse-Deterrent Opioids Aren’t the Answer
All of us are likely familiar with the seriousness of opioid abuse in the United States today. Since the turn of the century, more than 11,000 Americans have died...
STOP is a Start: New NC Law Aims to Prevent Addiction, Deaths
A couple of months ago, I published a story about a former patient of mine who became addicted to prescription pain pills. It generated a healthy discussion on social...
