Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico

Get Covered During New Marketplace Special Enrollment Period

BCBSNM Connect Team March 21, 2021

Nearly 9 out of 10 people who signed up for health care coverage during last fall’s open enrollment qualified for help paying their monthly premiums. If you thought about signing up, but didn’t because you thought you couldn’t affor...
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How to Protect Yourself From Health Insurance Scams

BCBSNM Connect Team November 3, 2020

As anybody with a credit card or Social Security number knows, you have to guard those numbers like your grandmother guarded her pecan pie recipe. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has given more people access to health care than ever before. But it...
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What Should I Ask When Seeking a Plan?

BCBSNM Connect Team November 3, 2020

"I need health insurance”. It’s a popular topic of discussion lately, but do you know how to get health insurance and what questions you should be asking?
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Open Enrollment 2021: Choose Your Plan by December 15th

BCBSNM Connect Team October 5, 2020

The open enrollment period can be confusing. Premiums. Deductibles. Coinsurance. Networks. We can help. Here are three important steps to help you prepare for this year’s open enrollment for health insurance coverage. Step 1: Make Note of the ...
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Everything You Need to Prepare to Buy Health Insurance

BCBSNM Connect Team September 23, 2020

Don’t wait to start your planning for health insurance sign up. Finding the information you’ll need before the start of open enrollment will make the whole process simpler. If you break the task into easy-to-handle steps, it may even save...
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Why Kids Need Health Insurance

BCBSNM Connect Team June 30, 2020

Your child’s health and development is at the top of your parenting list. Find out how a health plan can help you have peace of mind.
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Kids Grow Up, but Parents Can Still Help with Coverage

BCBSNM Connect Team June 11, 2020

If you are under the age of 26, you can stay on your parent’s health insurance plan. But should you? Here’s some important questions you need to consider.
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Can You Get Health Insurance Now?

BCBSNM Connect Team April 30, 2020

Open enrollment may have ended for the year. But you may still be able to get health insurance now if you’ve had a major life change recently during a Special Enrollment period.
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Check Provider Networks Before You Get Care

BCBSNM Connect Team January 3, 2020

What is a Provider Network? You may have heard that premiums, copays and deductibles are all things you need to think about in your search for the best health plan for you or your family. But did you know that you should also be thinki...
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Why Buying Health Insurance Is A Good Idea

BCBSNM Connect Team October 26, 2018

Department store discounts are a way to get a high quality product for less money. They’re a good deal! It’s the same thing when it comes to the importance of health insurance: you and your family can get ongoing well care coverage at a rate lower...
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Top 8 Things WAY Harder to Get Than Health Care Coverage

BCBSNM Connect Team October 22, 2018

When open enrollment comes around and you find you need to change your coverage, think about it. There are things we all do, without a second thought, which can be a lot harder to get than health care coverage. A spot in that great day-care before...
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How to Change Your Health Insurance Plan

BCBSNM Connect Team October 22, 2018

Nothing about health is set in stone, including insurance needs. So, what happens if you have enrolled in a health plan and later realized that your needs or the needs of your family have changed? No worries, things are always changing! Here’s what...
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Planning Steps Before You Apply for Health Insurance

BCBSNM Connect Team October 22, 2018

Are you asking yourself “what do i need to sign up for health insurance?” We’ve got you covered!
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Time to enroll in a health plan again? Already?

BCBSNM Connect Team September 25, 2018

Ever wonder why we have open enrollment? What is so “open” about it if you can still get some kind of insurance anytime? Well, not so fast. Let’s review.
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How Do I Buy an Individual Health Insurance Plan?

BCBSNM Connect Team September 25, 2018

There are two periods in which you can purchase health insurance. Now we’re in a “special enrollment period ” . To buy health insurance during special enrollment, you must have had a qualifying "life event" within the...
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