Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC

Union Pushes Back On Blue Cross Mailer

Nick Pinto | December 1, 2009, 6:10PM

Sen. Kay Hagan (D-NC)

Last week, we reported that Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina, the state's largest health insurer, was under investigation for a campaign of robocalls and mass-mailings urging residents to lobby U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan against the public option.

Now a local SEIU chapter has launched a site that keys off the news to push back on the insurer. The site blames BCBS's "monopoly" for "skyrocketing" health-care costs, and urges visitors to send a petition to Hagan telling her to "stand strong" and support the public option.

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