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Tu Salud: Hipertensión: El asesino silencioso

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Si la hipertensión fuera un personaje de una novela de espías, su nombre sería “el asesino silencioso”. Viviría tranquilamente entre nosotros, pasando desapercibida mientras nos destruye desde dentro. Si pasar...
- February 5, 2025
Blogs: 8 Things You Should Know About Deductibles

BCBSNM Connect Team

Health plans can seem complicated. It helps to know what questions to ask and where to find the information you need. Take deductibles, for example. They’re important to your pocketbook, but do you know how they work? To get you started, here ...
- February 5, 2025
Blogs: Are You Using Blue Access for Members?

BCBSNM Connect Team

Are you taking advantage of all the great benefits within Blue Access for MembersSM? BAMSM is the secure member portal where you can: Check the status of your claim and your claim history. Confirm the family members who are cover...
- February 5, 2025
Blogs: Symptoms of Type 2 Diabetes

BCBSNM Connect Team

Over the last decade, new cases of diabetes have increased 18.6 percent in the U.S., showing the growing impact of the epidemic. All told, more than 38 million Americans have diabetes today — and the numbers keep rising. The majority (about 95 ...
- February 5, 2025
Blogs: Work with Your Doctor to Make Sure Your Care Is Covered

BCBSNM Connect Team

Staying healthy is easier when you understand the ins and outs of your health care plan. Some types of care and treatment require approval before you get care. That is called prior authorization. With prior authorization, your doctors send informati...
- February 5, 2025
Blogs: 5 Ways You Can Protect Your Colon Health

BCBSNM Connect Team

Staying healthy is easier if you take care of the basics. Go to the doctor at least once a year for a wellness checkup. Get your preventive screening tests. Just doing those two things can help you live a longer and healthier life. Annual wellness ex...
- February 5, 2025
Blogs: Do You Have Sleep Apnea? Find Out — and Find Solutions

BCBSNM Connect Team

Do you snore loudly? Or feel tired when you wake up and during the day? Do you often have headaches in the morning? You may have a disorder called sleep apnea. Why is that important? Sleep apnea isn’t just annoying. It can sometimes lead to ser...
- January 24, 2025
Tu Cobertura: Formas convenientes para pagar tu factura

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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico ofrece varias formas para pagar la prima mensual. Elije la mejor opción para ti. A continuación, presentamos algunas temas a considerar sobre la prima de atención médica. Tu cober...
- January 23, 2025
Tu Salud: ¿Qué es la diabetes?

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La diabetes está afectando gravemente a Estados Unidos. Alrededor de 38 millones de estadounidenses padecen esta enfermedad potencialmente mortal, y las cifras siguen aumentando. Con la diabetes, el organismo ya no puede producir suficiente in...
- January 15, 2025
Blogs: Why Does a Drug Need Pre-Approval?

BCBSNM Connect Team

Some drugs should be checked to make sure they are safe and used correctly. This may mean that a step called pre-approval (sometimes called prior authorization) is needed before it will be covered by your plan. Like hospital stays and some types of p...
- January 14, 2025

Is Your Child Struggling with Mental Health Issues?

BCBSNM Connect Team August 30, 2024

Children have a lot on their minds. They’re always learning new things and facing challenges they’ve never handled before. You know your child best. You can support them now and in the future by showing them ways to build good ment...
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¿Sabes cómo mantenerte a salvo de los estafadores?

EquipoConnect August 30, 2024

Los estafadores siempre buscan nuevas maneras de robar tu información personal y tu dinero. Por eso, es una buena idea desconfiar de los extraños para protegerte de las estafas. Probablemente, ya sabes que no debes abrir mensajes de tex...
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Have You Had Your Health Screenings This Year?

BCBSNM Connect Team August 30, 2024

Your annual wellness visit and health screenings play an important role in catching small health problems before they become big ones. Add your annual exam and health screenings to your to-do list to make sure they get done. If you still need so...
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Take Care of Yourself When You Take Care of Others

BCBSNM Connect Team August 29, 2024

Look around and you’re bound to see a lot of caregivers. In the U.S., one in three adults care for others. They may be caring for elderly parents, a sick spouse or disabled child. Being a caregiver can be stressful and demanding. It often lead.....
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Cómo un medicamento se convierte en genérico: mitos y verdades

EquipoConnect August 28, 2024

Tomar un medicamento genérico no es como comprar un jabón de una marca genérica de una tienda específica. Con el jabón, es posible que notes algunas diferencias. Por ejemplo, puede oler diferente y es posible que te...
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Soap vs. Sanitizer: Is There a Hands-Down Winner for Getting Clean?

BCBSNM Connect Team August 27, 2024

Germs. They’re everywhere you don’t want them to be. You can’t see them, but they’re waiting. Germs are lurking on the handrail of every stairway you use. The same handrail a woman gripped right after coughing into her hand. N...
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Reaching Out Can Make You Feel Better

BCBSNM Connect Team August 26, 2024

Loneliness hurts. People often feel isolated or wish they had more friends. Those feelings happen to people of all ages, even if they are busy and spend time around people. Studies show relationships are key for overall wellbeing. People ...
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¿Vapear es tan malo para tu salud como fumar?

EquipoConnect August 23, 2024

Una de las peores cosas que puedes hacer por tus pulmones y tu salud en general es fumar. Pero muchos aún no saben que vapear también es peligroso. Aunque los expertos expresaron su preocupación desde el principio, no todos recib...
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¿Es un resfriado, alergia o COVID-19?

EquipoConnect August 22, 2024

Si estás resfriado, estornudando, tosiendo o con dolor de garganta, puede ser difícil saber si son los síntomas de alergia, resfriado, gripe, COVID-19 o virus respiratorio sincitial (RSV, en inglés). Hasta que no sepas con...
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COPD: When Lungs Break, the Heart Often Follows

BCBSNM Connect Team August 22, 2024

“To breathe is to live, and without breath there is no life.” The mantra is a basic tenet of yoga. Nothing is clearer for those who struggle to breathe. If you suffer from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), every breath can be ...
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Your Doctor Helps Make Sure Your Services Are Covered

BCBSNM Connect Team August 22, 2024

Your doctors work closely with your health plan to ensure it covers the care they prescribe. As a smart health care consumer, it’s good to know about all the steps your care provider takes so you can get the most out of your health plan when yo....
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Ways to Fit In Fitness

BCBSNM Connect Team August 21, 2024

It isn’t hard to think up a reason to skip a workout. Many of us do it. If we find ourselves in a time crunch, exercise often gets the boot. Who has an extra hour to spend walking several miles, sweating in a gym or taking a yoga cl...
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Cuatro hispanos pioneros en la medicina que mejoraron nuestras vidas

EquipoConnect August 8, 2025

Fueron pioneros, tomadores de riesgos y médicos dedicados decididos a aportar algo mejor al mundo, algo que transcendía más allá de sus atributos personales. Durante el Mes de la Herencia Hispana (del 15 de septiembre al 1...
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Why Meningitis Travels Fast and How You Can Prevent It

BCBSNM Connect Team August 19, 2024

If you lived on campus during your college years, chances are your school required a meningitis vaccine. With good reason. The disease is common among children and young adults. Close contact in school classrooms, daycare centers and dorms are perfec...
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Compassionate Management: Nice Guys Finish First

BCBSNM Connect Team August 16, 2024

They are questions parents and managers often ask. Is it better to be nice so people like you? Or does tough-love get more results? Are people more responsive when you demand respect and hard work? Most people think it’s better to be tough. Aft....
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