Narrow Network Changes Effective January 1, 2024

The following narrow network changes are taking place effective January 1, 2024: 

My Blue with Duke Health Network Termination – Group 

The My Blue® with Duke Health product was discontinued in the group market effective January 1, 2023, with contract periods expiring on November 30, 2023. The My Blue with Duke provider network will be terminated effective January 1, 2024. Providers currently participating in the product will no longer be participating effective January 1, 2024, because of the January 1, 2024, network termination. 

Blue Local℠ with Wake Forest Baptist Health and Blue Local with Atrium Health Network Merge – Individual Under 65 

Blue Local with Wake Forest Baptist Health and Blue Local with Atrium Health Individual Under 65 (IU65) products will combine effective January 1, 2024, to form a single, expanded Blue Local with Atrium Health IU65 product and network. This will provide current and prospective IU65 members with an expanded provider network, which will include additional provider and specialty options, and in-network access to two leading health systems across the state of North Carolina.  

Blue Local with Wake Forest Baptist Health Network Termination – Individual Under 65 

With the merge of the Blue Local with Wake Forest Baptist Health and Blue Local with Atrium Health products, we are terminating the Blue Local with Wake Forest Baptist Health network and product as of December 31, 2023. All currently participating providers in the Blue Local with Wake Forest Baptist Health network will automatically be included in the Blue Local with Atrium Health network effective January 1, 2024.  

With the merge of the two products, Blue Local with Wake Forest Baptist Health and Blue Local with Atrium Health, there will be zero network disruptions, allowing our valued members to continue to seek care from their preferred health care provider that they are accustomed to seeing under their current Blue Local with Wake Forest Baptist Health or Blue Local with Atrium Health plans. 

Directory Display Impacts

Due to the narrow network changes described above, our provider directory will include future termination and future participation messages for providers as applicable until January 1, 2024. This is a standard procedure used to notify directory users of upcoming provider terminations and participation. Please be aware that these standard messages are only applicable to the provider for which they are displayed and the network that has been selected in the directory.