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  • Medicare Questions

    Blogs: Medicare Questions

    BCBSNM Connect Team
    BCBSNM Connect Team
    If you have questions about Medicare, you’re in good company. Medicare can be confusing. There are a lot of choices and a lot of rules surrounding the government health plan for U.S. citizens age 65 and older. Medicare also offers hea...
    • October 7, 2024
  • Breast Cancer: Facing the Giant

    Blogs: Breast Cancer: Facing the Giant

    BCBSNM Connect Team
    BCBSNM Connect Team
    There are events in every person’s life that shape us in dramatic ways. For Loretta, marrying her high-school sweetheart, having two amazing sons, and the talent to play basketball are big ones. She also includes being diagnosed with CANCER. &l...
    • October 4, 2024
  • Everything You Need to Know About Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts

    Blogs: Everything You Need to Know About Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts

    BCBSNM Connect Team
    BCBSNM Connect Team
    Along with acronyms for preferred provider organizations (PPOs) and health maintenance organizations (HMOs), add two more to your list. Both can help you pay doctor's bills and save money. Health savings accounts (HSAs) and flexible spending accounts...
    • October 4, 2024
  • ¿Qué es el asma exactamente?

    Tu Salud: ¿Qué es el asma exactamente?

    EquipoConnect
    EquipoConnect
    En los Estados Unidos, más de 27 millones de personas padecen de asma.  Casi 4.5 millones de ellas son niños menores de 18 años. ¿Por qué los niños son tan vulnerables? Al padecer asma, los pulmones y l...
    • October 3, 2024
  • Maximize Your Medicare

    Blogs: Maximize Your Medicare

    BCBSNM Connect Team
    BCBSNM Connect Team
    Are you getting the most from your Medicare plan? It’s a good idea to spend time reviewing your coverage each year. Knowledge is power, right? Empower yourself by becoming familiar with need-to-know information that can help guide your Medicare...
    • October 3, 2024
  • Ghoulishly Good Tips for a Healthy and Safe Halloween

    Blogs: Ghoulishly Good Tips for a Healthy and Safe Halloween

    BCBSNM Connect Team
    BCBSNM Connect Team
    The words healthy and Halloween don’t usually go together — for obvious reasons. Halloween is the one time of year when kids let loose and eat as much candy as they can get their hands on. Still, it's possible to give your kids a fun...
    • October 2, 2024
  • What Is 3D Mammography?

    Blogs: What Is 3D Mammography?

    BCBSNM Connect Team
    BCBSNM Connect Team
    Women have choices when it comes to breast cancer screenings. A standard mammogram every one or two years is the recommended best practice for early detection. It can detect breast cancer up to three years before it can be felt. Since their introduc...
    • October 1, 2024
  • I’m a Survivor

    Blogs: I’m a Survivor

    BCBSNM Connect Team
    BCBSNM Connect Team
    Leigh is a breast cancer survivor. She's fought long and hard to claim that mantle. Unfortunately, she’s had to go toe-to-toe with the Big C more than once. “My first scare with breast cancer happened when I was 27,” she reveals. &l...
    • October 1, 2024
  • Cómo obtener los nutrientes adecuados a cualquier edad

    Tu Salud: Cómo obtener los nutrientes adecuados a cualquier edad

    EquipoConnect
    EquipoConnect
    Tu cuerpo necesita diferentes cosas en diferentes edades, especialmente cuando se trata de la nutrición. Lo que comemos afecta la manera en que envejecemos, y el envejecimiento cambia nuestras necesidades nutricionales. Según la univers...
    • September 30, 2024
  • One Easy Way to Stay with Blue for Medicare

    Blogs: One Easy Way to Stay with Blue for Medicare

    BCBSNM Connect Team
    BCBSNM Connect Team
    It’s a major milestone you’ve been moving toward for a long time — all your working life, in fact. Now you’re on the cusp of 65. That means the hard-earned benefits you’ve worked for your whole life are close at hand &md...
    • September 30, 2024
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    Detecta el cáncer de colon a tiempo con un examen preventivo

    EquipoConnect
    EquipoConnect March 17, 2023
    ¿Estás evitando hacerte un examen de detección del cáncer de colon porque crees que es doloroso o innecesario? Tienes que saber que el cáncer colorrectal es el cuarto tipo de cáncer más común en...
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    10 Ways Alcohol Affects Your Body

    BCBSNM Connect Team
    BCBSNM Connect Team March 10, 2023
    Even small amounts of alcohol can have a big effect on your body. From the very first sip, alcohol enters your bloodstream and quickly travels through your body. Based on your age, gender and health, it may stay there for two hours or longer. During...
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    10 formas en que el alcohol afecta tu cuerpo

    EquipoConnect
    EquipoConnect March 10, 2023
    Incluso pequeñas cantidades de alcohol pueden tener un gran impacto en tu cuerpo. Desde el primer trago, el alcohol entra en el torrente sanguíneo y viaja rápidamente a través de tu cuerpo. De acuerdo a tu edad, sexo y sa...
    • 32665 Views
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    You Have Options for Safely Managing Your Pain

    BCBSNM Connect Team
    BCBSNM Connect Team March 10, 2023
    There are many ways to treat pain so that you can enjoy a better quality of life. Learning your options can help keep you safe while still allowing you to do what matters to you. Start by talking to your doctor about ways to manage your pain t.....
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    Healthy Living with Asthma

    BCBSNM Connect Team
    BCBSNM Connect Team March 9, 2023
    Your child has asthma. Now what? First, know you’re not alone. Asthma is the most common long-term disease in children. Millions of families do everything they can to keep their children’s asthma under control. Learning how to keep asthma...
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    How HMO Works: Emergency Room Coverage

    BCBSNM Connect Team
    BCBSNM Connect Team March 6, 2023
    Do you have an HMO health plan? HMO is the acronym for Health Maintenance Organization. Your HMO coverage covers routine preventive care – along with emergency care. Knowing you have health care coverage that you can count when an accident or u....
    • 2892 Views
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    Boost Your Health with Strength Training

    BCBSNM Connect Team
    BCBSNM Connect Team March 1, 2023
    New research says strength training may help people live longer. While that likelihood requires more study, there is solid proof that building your muscles can help your body and overall health. We already know that muscle-strengthening effort is...
    • 2878 Views
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    Having a Health Care Procedure? You Could Earn Cash with Members Rewards*

    BCBSNM Connect Team
    BCBSNM Connect Team February 23, 2023
    Did you know you can shop and compare costs for over 1,700 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...
    • 3254 Views
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    Lowering the Risk of Opioid Misuse

    BCBSNM Connect Team
    BCBSNM Connect Team February 20, 2023
    The opioid crisis was declared a national “public health emergency” back in 2017. Since the alarm was sounded, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says opioid addiction, overdose and deaths are still on the rise in the U...
    • 2273 Views
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    ¡La prediabetes se puede revertir! Evita la diabetes reduciendo tu consumo de azúcar

    EquipoConnect
    EquipoConnect February 17, 2023
    ¿Deseas escuchar buenas noticias sobre la diabetes? Para muchos de nosotros, la enfermedad se puede retardar o incluso prevenir haciendo algunos cambios simples a nuestro estilo de vida.
    • 20139 Views
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    Prediabetes Can Be Reversed

    BCBSNM Connect Team
    BCBSNM Connect Team February 17, 2023
    Want to hear some good news about diabetes? For many of us, the disease can be delayed or even prevented with a few simple lifestyle changes. This is important because diabetes affects more than 37 million people in the U.S. That’s about one o.....
    • 5695 Views
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    Fuel Your Brain: What Foods Support Mental Health?

    BCBSNM Connect Team
    BCBSNM Connect Team February 2, 2023
    If you pay attention, your body will tell you if what you’re eating is good for it or not. You may feel energized after a healthy meal. Revived from drinking a tall glass of water. Or you may feel sluggish if you eat too much. Or uncomfortable ....
    • 3775 Views
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    Not Sleeping Well? Done Right, Daily Activity Can Help

    BCBSNM Connect Team
    BCBSNM Connect Team February 1, 2023
    If sleeping doesn’t come easy, you’ve probably already tried a few things you thought might help. If they didn’t help, there may be another option — more activity each day. It may seem odd to say that more activity can help yo...
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    ¿No duermes bien? Realizar actividad física diariamente de la manera correcta puede ayudarte

    EquipoConnect
    EquipoConnect February 1, 2023
    Si dormir no te resulta fácil, es probable que ya hayas seguido algunos consejos que pensabas que podrían ser útiles. Pero si este no ha sido el caso, puede haber otra opción: realizar más actividad física to...
    • 661 Views
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    How Serious is Cirrhosis?

    BCBSNM Connect Team
    BCBSNM Connect Team January 27, 2023
    Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico (BCBSNM) works closely with Loyola University School of Medicine to support research about cirrhosis of the liver. By doing so, we help doctors anticipate and treat the growing number of cases they now see...
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