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Getting to Know Your Doctor

BCBSNM Connect Team January 25, 2023

Developing a good relationship with your doctor is important. In fact, it’s one of the best things you do for your wellbeing. Working closely together, you’ll map out a plan to take care of any health issues or concerns you may. It might ...
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How to Choose the Right Hospice Program

BCBSNM Connect Team January 24, 2023

When medical care can no longer help a patient, it may be time to consider hospice care. Unlike medical care that is meant to cure illness, hospice care is designed to ease pain in terminally ill patients. By making patients comfortable with pai...
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MyPrime.com – 24/7 Prescription Drug Access

BCBSNM Connect Team January 19, 2023

If you have prescription drug coverage through Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico (BCBSNM), Prime Therapeutics is your pharmacy benefit manager (PBM). You can visit MyPrime.com (your PBM’s member website) on any mobile dev...
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How to Use Health Insurance

BCBSNM Connect Team January 9, 2023

If you have a new health insurance plan, you probably have questions about how to best use it. There are two things you need to know right away: How to find a doctor Where to get your medicine. Here’s what you need to know to get started. Fin....
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What Is a Health Insurance Claim?

BCBSNM Connect Team November 13, 2022

We’ve all done it before: sat in a doctor’s office and filled out form after form with our insurance information. Ever wonder why they need all that info? Well, your doctor’s office needs it so that they can file a claim with us.&nb...
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Join the Fitness Program and Get $10 off for 2 Months

BCBSNM Connect Team July 29, 2022

Well onTarget®, the Fitness Program and Blue PointsSM are not available to all members. Check Blue Access for Members or ask your benefits administrator to see if you have these benefits. Are you ready to get fit this fall? Join the Fitness Progr...
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Plan Year Ending Soon? Make the Most of It

BCBSNM Connect Team July 29, 2022

If you’re the kind of person who needs a deadline to get things done, there may be a big one just around the corner. If your health plan year is ending, it’s a good time to review your health benefits. Doing so could be a boost to your ov...
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What Happens to the Rest of My Monthly Payment?

BCBSNM Connect Team June 20, 2022

Your monthly health care insurance premiums contribute toward many aspects of health care. Your premium payment – along with those of other members – all go into a big pool. This pool of funds is used to pay hospitals, doctors, drug compa...
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Having a Health Care Procedure? You Could Earn Cash with Members Rewards*

BCBSNM Connect Team April 13, 2022

Did you know you can shop and compare costs for over 1,600 health care procedures online using our Provider Finder® tool? Just like shopping for new tires for your car or a new computer, doing a little comparison shopping can really pay off.&nbsp...
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The Folks Come Through: My College (Health) Care Package

BCBSNM Connect Team March 11, 2020

The ultimate college care package for your health. Health care while away at college.
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How HMO Works – Emergency Room Coverage

BCBSNM Connect Team August 21, 2015

Accidents happen. Learn how to use your HMO coverage during an emergency.
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My Claim Has Been Denied, Now What?

BCBSNM Connect Team August 21, 2015

The last thing you want to worry about is a denied claim, but if your claim is denied, you can submit an appeal. Here’s a how-to and a guide to the different types of appeals.
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Decoding Doctor’s Office Deductibles

BCBSNM Connect Team August 19, 2015

Get out your calculators, it’s time for a quiz! Doesn’t figuring out your insurance deductibles seem difficult enough? Let’s simplify and break it down. We can do the math together. No calculator needed…because that would be ...
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Benefits Value Advisor: New BFF... seriously!

BCBSNM Connect Team August 18, 2015

How do parents get good health care for their kids who are teetering between adolescence and adulthood and away from home? Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Montana solves the problem with a one-call solution: BVA.
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