888-765-5400BCBSNC Claims and Company Information
What Does Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Do In A Day’s Work?
Number of claims processed: 137,971
Value of claims handled: $30,872,548
Customers served: 3,598,696
Number of customer service calls: 36,813
Number of BCBSNC employees: 4,497
Daily tax obligation: $573,586
Payments to vendors: $1,434,200
All across the state, millions of people depend on Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina to protect them financially. Without health insurance, a customer could lose a lifetime of savings in a matter of days because of a serious illness. Doctors, hospitals, pharmacies and customers all across North Carolina depend on those payments. Having the funds on hand to meet this huge and growing responsibility is a duty they take very seriously. Every day, they handle approximately $30.9 million in health claims.* In 2007, they handled a staggering amount in claims – about $9.4 billion.* That’s a big number to wrap your head around. Other North Carolina economic figures help put this amount in perspective.
Source: BCBSNC internal calculation of growth in customers served between 2000 and 2007.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau population estimates program, 2007.Vendor payments and customer calls based on 250 business
days in 2007. Claims and tax numbers based on 303 claims processing days in 2007. Customer data as of 12/31/2007.
For more information on health insurance coverage in North Carolina, please visit our website at www.nchealthplans.com or call our toll free number 888-765-5400 and speak with one of our qualified agents. Our agency provides coverage for health insurance in North Carolina through Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC). You may qualify for a 15% healthy lifestyle discount if you are in excellent health. Call us for details.