Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) turns 75
Monday, August 11th, 2008On August 7, Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina celebrated 75 years of providing health insurance to North Carolina residents.
BCBSNC was founded as Hospital Care Association (a group health insurance plan) in Durham on Aug. 7, 1933, and merged with Hospital Saving Association based out of Chapel Hill in 1968 to form what it known today as Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina.
In recognition of this milestone, Governor Easley proclaimed August 7 as BCBSNC day in North Carolina.
