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Blue Cross Launches Mobile App To Help Louisianians Eat Right And Move More

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:01:31 -0600

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana today announced a mobile app for the Louisiana 2 Step — the company’s free and fun motivational program designed to inspire healthier choices. The 2 Step program offers tools and resources to help people take two simple steps to better health: eat right and move more.

BCBSNC Moves Beyond Scapegoats, Spotlights Solutions With Second Phase Of Let’s Talk Cost Campaign

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:57:12 -0600

Collaborative solutions to improve health care quality and reduce costs take center stage in Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina’s (BCBSNC) newly refreshed Let’s Talk Cost campaign. The statewide effort includes advertising, social media and community outreach all focused on bringing ideas to the forefront and others to the table to improve North Carolina’s health care system.

Blue Cross Foundation Accepting 2012 Angel Award Nominations

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:35:00 -0600

The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana Foundation today announced that it will be accepting nominations through Friday, May 4, for the Angel Award®. The Angel Award annually recognizes eight Louisianians who go beyond the call of duty in their volunteer efforts to improve the lives of our state’s at-risk children.

Mini-Grants Available For Health Improvement Programs

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:30:00 -0600

The Blue & You Foundation for a Healthier Arkansas is accepting applications for $1,000 mini-grants to organizations to implement health improvement programs in Arkansas.

Highmark Launches Call-In Care Advocate Program To Members

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:45:00 -0600

– Highmark Inc. announced today that it has launched a new telephone-based support service, myCare Navigator, where members can call 24 hours a day, seven days a week to talk with a care advocate to find a doctor, schedule an appointment directly with a provider, transfer medical records from one provider to another and more.