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Blogs: Get Ready for Open Enrollment

BCBSNM Connect Team

If you want to buy a new individual and family health plan or choose a different one, get the details you need before open enrollment starts on Nov. 1. Break the task into easy-to-handle steps. Keep the Deadlines in Mind Open enrollment ends Jan. 15...
- August 30, 2024
Blogs: Ease Your Joint Pain

BCBSNM Connect Team

Aches and pains happen. You sit too much and your back hurts. You get up and down a lot and your knees hurt. Or your neck or hips ache regularly. These aches and pains in your joints or back are common. A joint is the connection between two bones. It...
- August 30, 2024
Blogs: Is Your Child Struggling with Mental Health Issues?

BCBSNM Connect Team

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...
- August 30, 2024
Tu Cobertura: ¿Sabes cómo mantenerte a salvo de los estafadores?

EquipoConnect

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...
- August 30, 2024
Blogs: Have You Had Your Health Screenings This Year?

BCBSNM Connect Team

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...
- August 30, 2024
Blogs: Take Care of Yourself When You Take Care of Others

BCBSNM Connect Team

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...
- August 29, 2024
Blogs: Do You Know How to Keep Yourself Safe from Scammers?

BCBSNM Connect Team

When it comes to protecting yourself from scams, it’s a good idea to be leery of strangers. The bad guys are always coming up with new ways to steal your private data — and your money. You may already know not to open that strange text me...
- August 29, 2024
Blogs: What Happens to the Rest of My Monthly Payment?

BCBSNM Connect Team

Your monthly health care insurance premiums go toward many aspects of health care. Your premium payment — along with those of other members — all go into a pool of funds used to pay hospitals, doctors, drug companies and for other h...
- August 28, 2024
Tu Salud: Cómo un medicamento se convierte en genérico: mitos y verdades

EquipoConnect

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...
- August 28, 2024
Blogs: Brush Up on Your Cybercrime Spotting Skills

BCBSNM Connect Team

When it comes to cybercrime, it seems like there’s always some new threat. To stay safe, it’s a good idea to learn how to spot the latest scams. It pays to be careful. Cybercrimes are getting more and more sophisticated, and users n...
- August 27, 2024

Consultas con un médico especialista en tratar la diabetes

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 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...
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Convierte tus quehaceres en tu ejercicio

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...
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Puedes proteger tu audición. Aquí te decimos cómo.

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...
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What Can You Do to Get Your Energy Back?

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...
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Cómo los kits de pruebas para el hogar se ajustan a tu calendario

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...
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¿Necesitas autorización previa para obtener medicamentos con receta?

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...
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You Can Protect Your Hearing — Here’s How

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...
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Conciencia sobre la agresión sexual: Un tema que nos impacta a TODOS

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 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 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?
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Seis formas fáciles de reducir el consumo de calorías durante los días festivos

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...
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What Does “In-Network” Mean?

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...
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Do I Need a Referral to See a Specialist?

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...
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Coverage While Traveling

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...
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