ADVISORY/BCBSNC to Hold Conference Call Thursday on Mid-Year Financial Performance.

News/Assignment Editors, Health & Medical Writers

ADVISORY for Tuesday (Aug.7)

--(BW HealthWire)

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) will hold a conference call Thursday, Aug. 9 at 11 a.m. to discuss the company's financial performance through the first half of 2001.

For details on participating in the conference call, reporters should contact Mark Stinneford, [phone] or Michelle Vanstory, [phone].

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina is a leader in delivering innovative health care products, services and information to more than 2 million members throughout North Carolina.

For 68 years, the company has served the people of North Carolina by offering access to the highest quality health care at an affordable price and through support of community organizations, programs and events that promote good health.

BCBSNC has earned Commendable Accreditation from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), an independent, not-for-profit organization dedicated to measuring the quality of America's health care.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. BCBSNC can be accessed online at www.bcbsnc.com.