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<\/a><\/p>\nThe problem of uninsured Americans \u2013 North Carolinians specifically \u2013 For more information on health insurance coverage in North Carolina<\/a>, please visit our website at www.nchealthplans.com<\/a> or call our toll free number 888-765-5400 and speak with one of our qualified agents.\u00a0 Our agency provides coverage for health insurance in North Carolina through Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina\u00a0(BCBSNC).\u00a0 <\/a>You may qualify for a 15% healthy lifestyle discount if you are in excellent health.\u00a0 Call us for details.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\nhas been decades in the making. But some initiatives are making significant differences now. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina<\/a> has taken steps to make health care more accessible and affordable for everyone by:
\n\u2022 Working with the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association<\/a> to cut fraud, waste and abuse \u2013 saving subscribers more than $240 million nationally in 2004 alone.* BCBSNC<\/a> efforts reduced fraud, waste and abuse by nearly $10 million within the state in 2006.**
\n\u2022 Making the cost of prescription drugs more affordable by providing incentives to customers to use generic drugs, and piloting programs such as electronic prescribing.
\n\u2022 Showing real results in helping members make good choices about activity and nutrition, and manage their chronic conditions through our Member Health PartnershipsSM. This program helps them save money and avoid illness down the road.
\n\u2022 Helping businesses and individuals enter the health insurance market by realizing the premium savings and tax advantages of Health Savings Accounts<\/a>.<\/p>\n