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  • Do You Have COPD?

    Blogs: Do You Have COPD?

    BCBSNM Connect Team
    BCBSNM Connect Team
    If you’ve been diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease  (COPD), it’s important to stop smoking. COPD is a disease that makes it hard to breathe, and it gets worse over time. It can make other illness very serious and lea...
    • September 23, 2024
  • Open Enrollment: Choose Your Plan

    Blogs: Open Enrollment: Choose Your Plan

    BCBSNM Connect Team
    BCBSNM Connect Team
    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 ...
    • September 23, 2024
  • Treat Yourself Right: Stay on Top of Your Diabetes Care

    Blogs: Treat Yourself Right: Stay on Top of Your Diabetes Care

    BCBSNM Connect Team
    BCBSNM Connect Team
    No one likes to go get health screenings and tests. But if you have diabetes, there are some tests you really need to get done. The tests that will show what steps you need to take so you don’t get sicker. The ones that can save you from much b...
    • September 23, 2024
  • Review How to Inject Insulin with Your Doctor

    Blogs: Review How to Inject Insulin with Your Doctor

    BCBSNM Connect Team
    BCBSNM Connect Team
    When, where and how you inject your insulin affects your blood sugar levels. Whether you are new to injecting insulin or have been injecting insulin for so long that you don’t give it a second thought, it is very important to review the instruc...
    • September 23, 2024
  • Conoce tus opciones de detección del cáncer colorrectal

    Tu Cobertura: Conoce tus opciones de detección del cáncer colorrectal

    EquipoConnect
    EquipoConnect
    Hacerte una prueba de detección de cáncer de colon es una forma importante de proteger tu salud. El cáncer de colon es la tercera causa principal de muerte por cáncer en los Estados Unidos. Pero el cáncer de colon s...
    • September 23, 2024
  • Know Your Colorectal Cancer Screening Options

    Blogs: Know Your Colorectal Cancer Screening Options

    BCBSNM Connect Team
    BCBSNM Connect Team
    Getting screened for colon cancer is an important way to protect your health. Colon cancer is the third leading cause of cancer death in the U.S. But colon cancer can be successfully treated when it is found and treated early. Until it grows or sprea...
    • September 23, 2024
  • Qué le sucede a un corazón roto

    Tu Salud: Qué le sucede a un corazón roto

    EquipoConnect
    EquipoConnect
    Morir por un corazón roto parece ser la frase de una canción de música country. Pero todos hemos escuchado alguna historia de parejas de ancianos que compartieron juntos toda su vida en la que cuando fallece uno de los dos, el ot...
    • September 23, 2024
  • Know Where to Go When Minutes Count, or Anytime

    Blogs: Know Where to Go When Minutes Count, or Anytime

    BCBSNM Connect Team
    BCBSNM Connect Team
    It’s important to know where to go when you need care. Sometimes the choice is clear. If you’re having signs of a heart attack or stroke, it’s best to go to an emergency room (ER). But what if you have a sore throat? Or an upset sto...
    • September 23, 2024
  • Prepárate para el Período de inscripciones abiertas

    Seguro Para Ti: Prepárate para el Período de inscripciones abiertas

    EquipoConnect
    EquipoConnect
    El período de inscripción abierta puede resultar confuso. Primas. Deducibles. Coaseguro. Redes. No te preocupes, estamos aquí para ayudarte. Aquí hay tres pasos importantes que te pueden ayudar a prepararte para el period...
    • September 23, 2024
  • What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?

    Blogs: What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?

    BCBSNM Connect Team
    BCBSNM Connect Team
    Dying of a broken heart sounds like something from a country song. But we’ve all heard the stories — the elderly couple married for decades that die within hours or days of the other’s passing. We often say that someone died of a br...
    • September 23, 2024
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    Consultas con un médico especialista en tratar la diabetes

    EquipoConnect
    EquipoConnect July 7, 2021
    Te dieron la noticia inesperada que tienes diabetes. Tu médico de cabecera te recomienda que monitorees tus niveles de azúcar, comiences un programa de ejercicios y programes una consulta de seguimiento. Tienes mucho en qué pens...
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    Evitar perder la vista por diabetes

    EquipoConnect
    EquipoConnect June 8, 2021
    Para los adultos mayores con diabetes , perder la vista es un problema grave. Si la diabetes no se trata, puede provocar problemas de la vista, como ver borroso o, incluso, ceguera. Afortunadamente, la probabilidad de perder l a vista por diabet...
    • 1743 Views
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    Convierte tus quehaceres en tu ejercicio

    EquipoConnect
    EquipoConnect June 3, 2021
    La próxima vez que veas un anillo alrededor de tu bañera, no te preocupes. Solo saca tu cepillo de limpiar y ejercita la parte superior de tu cuerpo. Al fin, ¡el único mal entrenamiento es el que nunca hiciste! Las tareas d...
    • 3547 Views
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    Puedes proteger tu audición. Aquí te decimos cómo.

    EquipoConnect
    EquipoConnect June 1, 2021
    ¿Crees que eres demasiado joven para preocuparte por la pérdida de audición? No lo eres. Por ejemplo, escuchar música a alto volumen, ir a eventos deportivos o trabajar en un entorno ruidoso pueden dañar tu audici&o...
    • 962 Views
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    What Can You Do to Get Your Energy Back?

    BCBSNM Connect Team
    BCBSNM Connect Team May 26, 2021
    Feel like the energy has just drained out of your body? Your habits and routine may be behind your fatigue. The good news is that you can make changes to beat some common energy zappers. And unless your lack of energy stems from an injury or health...
    • 1519 Views
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    Cómo los kits de pruebas para el hogar se ajustan a tu calendario

    EquipoConnect
    EquipoConnect May 25, 2021
    Hay cosas que te encanta hacer y hay otras que tienes que hacer. Algunas pruebas médicas se incluyen en esta última categoría. Por ejemplo, podrías no estar muy entusiasmado en hacerte una colonoscopía. Pero hay bue...
    • 1049 Views
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    ¿Necesitas autorización previa para obtener medicamentos con receta?

    EquipoConnect
    EquipoConnect May 21, 2021
    ¿Alguna vez has ido a recoger un nuevo medicamento y el farmacéutico te dice que necesitas una autorización previa de tu médico? Nos ha pasado a muchos. A continuación, algunos consejos para evitar que te quedes con...
    • 882 Views
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    You Can Protect Your Hearing — Here’s How

    BCBSNM Connect Team
    BCBSNM Connect Team May 3, 2021
    Think you’re too young to worry about hearing loss? You’re not. Things like listening to loud music, going to sporting events or working in a loud setting can harm your hearing. Take steps now to protect your hearing — once it&rsquo...
    • 1054 Views
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    Conciencia sobre la agresión sexual: Un tema que nos impacta a TODOS

    EquipoConnect
    EquipoConnect April 1, 2021
    Abril ha sido designado el Mes de conciencia sobre la agresión sexual (Sexual Assault Awareness Month, SAAM, en inglés). Sin embargo, es más que un tema del mes o unas siglas; es un problema de salud pública que involucra a millones de niños y adultos
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    Ofertas Saludables con Blue365

    EquipoConnect
    EquipoConnect January 6, 2021
    ¿Las listas de compras nunca terminan? ¿Eres cazaofertas? Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico (BCBSNM) ofrece Blue365®, un servicio de descuentos para ahorrar dinero y tiempo en una variedad de necesidades cotidianas y servicio...
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    Diabetes: Si no puedes prevenirla, podrías demorarla

    EquipoConnect
    EquipoConnect December 21, 2020
    Hay pequeños cambios que puedes hacer en tu dieta y estilo de vida que podrían rendirte grandes frutos para tratar o prevenir la diabetes. ¿Cómo?
    • 6201 Views
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    Seis formas fáciles de reducir el consumo de calorías durante los días festivos

    EquipoConnect
    EquipoConnect November 30, 2020
    Si usted es como nosotros, los tamales no serán lo único relleno en la mesa del comedor durante los días festivos. Es fácil comer en exceso durante los días festivos en especial cuando se junta la familia y todos co...
    • 2627 Views
  • What Does “In-Network” Mean?

    What Does “In-Network” Mean?

    BCBSNM Connect Team
    BCBSNM Connect Team November 24, 2020
    Sometimes the words used in health care can be confusing. Making sure you know what "in-network" means may also mean you might save money. Listen in on this discussion between our health advocate and Victor, a BCBNM member. Find more Health Care...
    • 1087 Views
  • Do I Need a Referral to See a Specialist?

    Do I Need a Referral to See a Specialist?

    BCBSNM Connect Team
    BCBSNM Connect Team November 24, 2020
    Looking to see a specialist aside from your primary care physician like Vanessa? Not to worry! Robert answers Vanessa’s question about which plan needs a referral to see a specialist. Learn more about the referral process. Find more Health Care...
    • 1210 Views
  • Coverage While Traveling

    Coverage While Traveling

    BCBSNM Connect Team
    BCBSNM Connect Team November 24, 2020
    We follow Marissa and her boyfriend as they travel out of state. While building up his courage to ask her a very important question, he gets nervous, fumbles and asks about his health care coverage abroad instead! As a Customer Advocate, Marissa...
    • 863 Views
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