Blue Cross NC to buy 55 FastMed urgent care clinics

Healthcare DIVE October 23, 2023
Emily Olsen

The nonprofit insurer said it would focus on bringing the clinics up to pre-pandemic standards after suffering staffing shortages.

Dive Brief:

• Insurer Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina has agreed to buy all of FastMed’s urgent care centers and family medicine clinics in the state.
• FastMed manages 55 locations in North Carolina, according to the provider’s website, and it will operate independently from the nonprofit Blue Cross NC after the acquisition. Terms of the deal, which is expected to close early next year, weren’t disclosed.
• The insurer plans on building the clinics back to pre-pandemic service operations after they suffered from provider shortages in recent years, Blue Cross NC said in the deal’s announcement.

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