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  • Self-Management Programs: Achieving and Maintaining a Healthy Weight

    Blogs: Self-Management Programs: Achieving and Maintaining a Healthy Weight

    BCBSNM Connect Team
    BCBSNM Connect Team
    Reaching a healthy weight can be hard for many reasons. Still, it’s not out of reach. In fact, getting there might be easier than you think. Don’t know how to get started and what you can do about it? Luckily, help is here. The Well onTar...
    • June 6, 2024
  • High Level Care for High Level Needs: 2 Choices for Immediate Care

    Blogs: High Level Care for High Level Needs: 2 Choices for Immediate Care

    BCBSNM Connect Team
    BCBSNM Connect Team
    We've shared an overview of the choices you have when small, but urgent health care matters come up.  Need a refresher? You can review. Now let’s talk about being ready if something more serious comes your way. How do you know if you ...
    • June 6, 2024
  • Bipolar Disorder and Diabetes: The Connection

    Blogs: Bipolar Disorder and Diabetes: The Connection

    BCBSNM Connect Team
    BCBSNM Connect Team
    About six million adults, teens and children have bipolar disorder (BD) in the US. It’s often diagnosed before the age of 25, and once it is, BD doesn’t go away. Those who live with the disease may cope with the constant shift between ep...
    • June 5, 2024
  • ¿Crees que tu hijo tiene asma?

    Tu Salud: ¿Crees que tu hijo tiene asma?

    EquipoConnect
    EquipoConnect
    Cuando crees que tu hijo pudiese estar experimentando los síntomas de una enfermedad no siempre es un buen sentimiento. Esto puede ser aún más estresante, particularmente, ¡si notas que tiene dificultad para respirar! Te c...
    • June 4, 2024
  • Your Smartphone Can Help Protect Your Skin

    Blogs: Your Smartphone Can Help Protect Your Skin

    BCBSNM Connect Team
    BCBSNM Connect Team
    We use technology in most parts of our lives now. But have you thought about using it to protect your skin? The Skin Cancer Foundation says healthy skin can be as close as your smartphone. Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the U.S. When caught...
    • June 3, 2024
  • Find Ways to Better Cope with Stressful Events

    Blogs: Find Ways to Better Cope with Stressful Events

    BCBSNM Connect Team
    BCBSNM Connect Team
    Stress is a part of life — from minor irritations to major traumatic events. Since the body’s biological responses to stress can harm your mental and physical health, learning to manage your response is important. The first step to is to ...
    • June 3, 2024
  • Qué debe hacer si su reclamación es rechazada

    Tu Cobertura: Qué debe hacer si su reclamación es rechazada

    EquipoConnect
    EquipoConnect
    La gerente de enfermería, Lenzy Mixon, recibió una llamada de un asegurado sobre una factura con costos altos por su estadía en un centro de enfermería especializado. El asegurado primero consultó con su méd...
    • May 31, 2024
  • 4 pasos simples para mejorar el estado físico y la función del cuerpo

    Tu Salud: 4 pasos simples para mejorar el estado físico y la función del cuerpo

    EquipoConnect
    EquipoConnect
    La mayoría de las personas hacen principalmente uno o dos tipos de ejercicios y piensan que eso es únicamente lo que el cuerpo necesita. Sin embargo, según el Instituto Nacional sobre el Envejecimiento,  existen cuatro tipos...
    • May 30, 2024
  • Busting Myths About Diabetes

    Blogs: Busting Myths About Diabetes

    BCBSNM Connect Team
    BCBSNM Connect Team
    Managing Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes can be overwhelming. It means testing your blood sugar and focusing on your food. It means staying physically active and having a healthy weight. It means handling your insulin and other meds. It can also be a...
    • May 30, 2024
  • Breast Cancer Complementary Therapies Help Boost Treatment

    Blogs: Breast Cancer Complementary Therapies Help Boost Treatment

    BCBSNM Connect Team
    BCBSNM Connect Team
    Women with breast cancer often have choices for medical treatment. If you're fighting breast cancer, your doctor will make a treatment plan. It might involve surgery, chemotherapy, radiation or immunotherapy. Along with questions about traditional t...
    • May 24, 2024
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  • Cómo cambiar tu médico de cabecera o grupo de médicos

    Cómo cambiar tu médico de cabecera o grupo de médicos

    Es importante que consultes tu cuenta protegida en Blue Access for Members SM para asegurarte de que tu prestador de atención primaria (PCP, en inglés) o grupo médico estén actualizados. ¿Cómo puedo cambiar mi PCP o grupo médico? Puedes cambiar...
    BCBSNM Connect Team
    BCBSNM Connect Team October 7, 2022
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    ¿Trabajando el turno de la noche? Aprende a dormir mejor

    EquipoConnect
    EquipoConnect October 7, 2022
    Dormir bien por la noche no siempre es fácil. Es aún más difícil si tu horario de dormir no es típico. Pero hay pasos que puedes tomar para que sea más fácil obtener el descanso que necesitas. El traba...
    • 1231 Views
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    Keep Your Children’s Eyes Healthy

    BCBSNM Connect Team
    BCBSNM Connect Team September 28, 2022
    Taking care of your eyes is important at every age. Start your children off right by protecting their eyes and eyesight. Vision Screening for Children Children's eyes are growing and changing quickly. Vision screening is an important part of trackin...
    • 1538 Views
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    Mantén los ojos de tus hijos sanos

    EquipoConnect
    EquipoConnect September 28, 2022
    El cuidado de los ojos es importante a todas las edades. Ayuda a que empiecen bien tus hijos protegiendo sus ojos y su vista. Examen de la vista para niños Los ojos de los niños están creciendo y cambiando rápidamente. El ...
    • 628 Views
  • Medical Director Urges People with Diabetes to Make a Care Plan

    Medical Director Urges People with Diabetes to Make a Care Plan

    BCBSNM Connect Team
    BCBSNM Connect Team September 1, 2022
    If you have been diagnosed with diabetes, you know how diabetes management can be complex and challenging. In this video, physician and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico Medical Director Aiden O’Rourke encourages people with diabetes to work...
    • 1463 Views
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    Comunicarte podría hacerte sentir mejor

    EquipoConnect
    EquipoConnect August 30, 2022
    La soledad duele. A menudo, las personas se sienten aisladas o desearían tener más amigos. Esos sentimientos se pueden manifestar a cualquier edad, incluso si están ocupados y rodeados de personas la mayor parte del tiemp...
    • 1540 Views
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    Take Advantage of Prime Mail Order and Specialty Pharmacy Services

    BCBSNM Connect Team
    BCBSNM Connect Team August 25, 2022
    This information applies to members who have Prime Therapeutics (Prime) pharmacy administration. If you’re not sure if you have Prime, check your Blue Access for MembersSM account, ask your benefits administrator, check the pharmacy information....
    • 4592 Views
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    Are Your Knees Telling You They Need Help?

    BCBSNM Connect Team
    BCBSNM Connect Team August 22, 2022
    Millions of people deal with aching knees. It’s one of the most common health problems, and it affects people of all ages. Some hope the problem will just go away. And for a minor injury like a strain, time and rest may help. But some people ma....
    • 1617 Views
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    Un abrazo puede durar 10 segundos, pero sus beneficios duran para siempre

    EquipoConnect
    EquipoConnect August 5, 2022
    Dato curioso sobre los abrazos: Los abrazos no solo causan ese sentido de bienestar cálido y estremecedor, ¡también pueden ser buenos para tu salud! Es cierto. Abrazar a alguien por tan solo 10 segundos aumenta las hormonas que t...
    • 41277 Views
  • Medical Director Recommends Regular Blood Pressure Checkups

    Medical Director Recommends Regular Blood Pressure Checkups

    BCBSNM Connect Team
    BCBSNM Connect Team August 3, 2022
    High blood pressure usually has no warning signs or symptoms. That’s why it is so important to have your blood pressure checked at each visit with your health care provider or specialist. If untreated, high blood pressure can damage your kidneys...
    • 1577 Views
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    7 maneras fáciles de incorporar el ejercicio

    EquipoConnect
    EquipoConnect August 2, 2022
    No es difícil pensar en una razón para saltarte un entrenamiento. Muchos de nosotros lo hacemos. La palabra "O" es una gran excusa. "Estoy ocupado". Sí, cuando nos encontramos cortos de tiempo, el ejercicio muchas veces deja de s...
    • 1875 Views
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    Unos minutos de actividad física al día ayudan a llevar una vida mejor

    EquipoConnect
    EquipoConnect August 1, 2022
    La inactividad física puede ser peligrosa para la salud porque aumenta la probabilidad de tener problemas de salud graves, como enfermedades cardíacas y diabetes. Sin embargo, 1 de cada 2 adultos y el 77 por ciento de los estudiantes de...
    • 1290 Views
  • https://connect.bcbsnm.com/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-00-00-02/work_2D00_life_2D00_balance.jpg

    Improve Your Work-Life Balance

    BCBSNM Connect Team
    BCBSNM Connect Team July 29, 2022
    Aiming for a more balanced life can help your body and mind. One place many of us need better balance is between work and the rest of our lives. Another is finding ways to take better care of ourselves while maintaining our commitments to work and...
    • 965 Views
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    Women: What’s the Secret to a Better Life at Any Age?

    BCBSNM Connect Team
    BCBSNM Connect Team July 27, 2022
    There’s a not-so-secret way to live a better life: taking better care of your health. No matter how old you are, now is the time to start making your health a priority. It will pay off now — and for the rest of your life. Is It Worth the ...
    • 1572 Views
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    One Simple Test Can Save Your Life

    BCBSNM Connect Team
    BCBSNM Connect Team July 27, 2022
    It’s pretty much a given that the annual well-woman exam is not any woman’s most favorite thing to do for her health. Most hug the line on whether to have one, with one foot firmly planted on the side of dreading the exam and the other on...
    • 5315 Views
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