For more on the complaint, see FacingSouth’s coverage.

http://www.southernstudies.org/2009/11/nc-lawmakers-ask-for-probe-of-blue-cross-advocacy-against-public-option.html

From the legislators’ letter of complaint: “Further, given BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina’s status as a not-for-profit with a share of 96.8% in our individual insurance market built on over 60 years of preferred tax exemptions, we are concerned as a matter of public policy and ethical business practices that they have inappropriately engaged in political advocacy. As a corporation that claims to deliver innovative health care products and services to its members, BlueCross BlueShield appears to be engaging in a blatant political campaign utilizing the premiums paid by their customers. Even if there is no apparent violation of existing statutes, we think this is bad public policy that deserves further scrutiny.”