Author: Admin

In the kitchens and cafes of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC)’s Durham campus, Chef Michael Mahony and his team are busy turning one person’s trash into another person’s treasure. Every scrap of food waste in the kitchen is destined for composting. Be it vegetable peels or unsold sandwiches, all food waste from food prep and unsold food is weighed and then added to our compost bins. For the past two and a half years, … Continue reading “Blue Cross NC Goes Green”

Meet our summer interns! Since 2005, the Blue Cross NC Summer Internship Program has connected energetic students from schools all over North Carolina to meaningful projects across our business. These students also have opportunities to network with leaders and professionals across the company, practice the skills they have learned in their classrooms, and participate in professional development and training as a cohort.   Early career talent is a crucial part of the way that we continue growing and expanding our perspective as a company, and that has … Continue reading “Blue Cross NC interns are the next generation of health care leaders”

The idea of freedom means different things to different people. At Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina NC, we believe that true freedom means the ability to live a life where barriers to health and wellness no longer exist – especially those barriers rooted in discrimination. When people are free to show up as themselves and have access to all the things they need to thrive, everybody wins.   I am particularly thrilled that this week, President Biden signed the Juneteenth bill. However, the original intent of my writing … Continue reading “Leading at the intersections of health and freedom”

George Price isn’t afraid to be vulnerable in sharing how he copes with his diagnoses of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Telling his story to Blue Cross employees has helped George. It’s also helped others who may be facing similar challenges and don’t know how to talk about them. We met up with George to see how he’s doing and what his life has been like over the past year. In addition to dealing with the pandemic, … Continue reading “Blue Cross NC employee shares how he’s coped with OCD, ADHD during the pandemic”