Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina is opening retail stores in strip malls to educate consumers about the new health insurance exchanges and help them enroll, according to a News & Observer report.
An estimated 600,000 people in
BCBSNC aims to provide help to the currently uninsured who need a face-to-face, step-by-step walk through the process of buying coverage through the exchange, according to the report. The company has also reached out by traveling to fairs and farmers markets with a showroom trailer.
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