{"id":6938,"date":"2015-10-21T10:05:28","date_gmt":"2015-10-21T14:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/?p=6938"},"modified":"2015-10-21T10:05:28","modified_gmt":"2015-10-21T14:05:28","slug":"blue-cross-blue-shield-nc-the-future-of-health-insurance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/2015\/10\/blue-cross-blue-shield-nc-the-future-of-health-insurance\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Cross Blue Shield NC &#8211; The Future of Health Insurance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/bigstock-Step-Into-The-Future-70164847.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6943\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/bigstock-Step-Into-The-Future-70164847-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"Step Into The Future.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"680\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/bigstock-Step-Into-The-Future-70164847-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/bigstock-Step-Into-The-Future-70164847-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/bigstock-Step-Into-The-Future-70164847.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you are part of the generation that remembers the movie <em>Back to the Future II, <\/em>you may recall that today, October 21, 2015, marks the day that Marty McFly and Doc Brown went from 1985 into the future in a rigged out DeLorean.\u00a0 That was 30 years ago and although the movie may have gotten us thinking about what the future might look like, most of us never could have imagined some of the changes that have taken place not only in technology, but also in industry.\u00a0 In fact, the last few years have marked the single biggest change in the health insurance industry the United States has ever seen.\u00a0 With the induction of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/2015\/06\/history-of-the-affordable-care-act\/\" target=\"_blank\">Affordable Care Act<\/a>, both insurance companies and insurance consumers have had to rethink health coverage and how it can be purchased and provided.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the changes, however, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\" target=\"_blank\">Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina <\/a>has continued to provide quality health insurance for the residents of North Carolina and is working hard to offer<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/Documents\/2015\/u9144b_under_65_combo_brochure.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"> ACA-compliant, qualified health plans <\/a>both on and off the federal Marketplace.\u00a0 If you and your family are still uninsured, Open Enrollment is just around the corner, beginning November 1st, 2015 and running through January 31st, 2016.\u00a0 During that time, anyone can apply for health coverage for any reason and you cannot be denied coverage based on preexisting conditions.<\/p>\n<p>For assistance with an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcbsnc.com\/assets\/shopper\/public\/quote\/index.htm#\/?pnumber=P0038147\" target=\"_blank\">application for Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC health coverage <\/a>or for help in<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/?from=blog\" target=\"_blank\"> claiming your federal tax credit<\/a>, visit us at NCHealthPlans.com or call us toll free at 888-765-5400!\u00a0 The future has arrived and no American need remain uninsured!<\/p>\n<p>For more information on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcbsnc.com\/assets\/shopper\/public\/quote\/index.htm#\/?pnumber=P0038147\" target=\"_blank\">Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina <\/a>insurance coverage, the Marketplace and healthcare gov to apply for your subsidy, please visit our website at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.nchealthplans.com <\/a>or call our toll free number 888*765-5400 and speak with one of our experienced and professional agents.\u00a0 Let us help you navigate through the Health Care Reform changes in accordance with the new regulations of The Affordable Care Act, also known as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/?from=blog\" target=\"_blank\">Obama care<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; 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