In this podcast, Sonny Goyal, chief strategy officer at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, discusses recent value-based initiatives to support patients and reduce overall cost of care.
Today, we bring you a podcast featuring insights from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina. Blue Cross NC was established in 1933 and since then has been committed to serving its patient population and making health care more accessible and easy to navigate.
Sonny Goyal, chief strategy officer at Blue Cross NC, discusses some of the top priorities at Blue Cross NC, as well as the insurer’s multiple investments in primary care and the workforce to improve value-based care.
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