Foundation Receives Grant from BCBSNC®
9/26/2007 9:19:35 AM
Source: Foundation Receives Grant from Blue Cross & Blue Shield of North Carolina
The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina® (BCBSNC®) Foundation has awarded nine grants totaling more than $128,000 to nonprofit organizations that improve the health and well being of North Carolinians in communities across the state, including the North Carolina Healthy Start Foundation, which is based in Raleigh.
Grants were awarded to programs focusing on community needs consistent with the BCBSNC® Foundation's mission. The mission includes increasing access to health care for the uninsured and underinsured, eliminating racial and ethnic health disparities, encouraging physical activity, and promoting health screenings and education. (Click link above for more)
BCBSNC® Steps Up to Help Hurricane Katrina Evacuees Sheltered in Raleigh
Each of the 385 Hurricane Katrina evacuees being sheltered in the Raleigh area will receive new clothes and shoes tomorrow with donations from (BCBSNC®). As of yesterday, the center housing the evacuees had only $500 to meet the clothing needs of the individuals.
BCBSNC®'s gift of $69,300, given through the Wake County Department of Human Services, will ensure that each person is able to pay for $180 in clothing and shoes.
NC Health Insurer to Offer Coverage for Weight Problems
Alarmed by the obesity epidemic, North Carolina's largest health insurance company announced yesterday that it will offer more than 1 million of its members the most comprehensive package of benefits ever provided to prevent and treat weight problems.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina® will begin paying for four visits to a doctor every year specifically to assess a patient's weight and provide treatment if necessary, nutritional counseling sessions with dieticians to help people stay thin or shed pounds, and two prescription diet drugs for those already overweight. Contrary to industry trends, the company will also continue to cover stomach surgery for the obese.
