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Blogs: Keep Your Brain and Body Healthy by MINDing What You Eat

BCBSNM Connect Team

Healthy eating doesn’t need to be hard. You don’t have to spend a lot of time tracking your daily calories or buy special diet products. Just find a healthy approach to what you eat. One easy-to-follow eating plan — the MIND diet &m...
- February 11, 2025
Tu Cobertura: Ahorra tiempo y dinero con Provider Finder

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Hay mucho en qué pensar al decidir dónde obtener atención médica: costo, redes, ubicación y más. Mantenerte informado no tiene qué ser complicado. Tenemos recursos disponibles para ayudarte a tomar la ...
- February 6, 2025
Blogs: How to Find In-Network Providers

BCBSNM Connect Team

There’s a lot to think about when deciding where to get health care – cost, networks, location and more. Being informed does not have to be tricky. We have resources available to help you make the best decision for you. Blue Access for Me...
- February 5, 2025
Blogs: Your Health Plan May Offer Many Benefits at No Extra Cost

BCBSNM Connect Team

Your health plan may cover vaccines for children and adults, like the flu shot, at no cost to you. Talk to your doctor about what vaccines each member of your family needs. Many preventive services, including yearly wellness exams and screenings for ...
- February 5, 2025
Tu Salud: Cinco consejos para proteger la salud del colon

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Mantenerse saludable es más fácil si se ocupa de lo básico: acuda al médico al menos una vez al año para hacerse un chequeo anual de bienestar y hacerse los exámenes preventivos correspondientes. Solo hacer e...
- February 5, 2025
Blogs: What Is an A1C Test, and Why Does It Matter?

BCBSNM Connect Team

If you have diabetes, you know you need to check your blood sugar regularly. But do you know you also need an A1C test? Blood glucose numbers only give a quick snapshot of blood sugar control at certain times of day. You may think your blood sugar is...
- February 5, 2025
Blogs: Keep Your Child Healthy with Regular Well-Child Visits

BCBSNM Connect Team

Parents take their children to the doctor when they’re sick. But regular well-child visits to a pediatrician or other health provider are just as important. Getting those checkups and recommended vaccinations help keep children healthy. What Is...
- February 5, 2025
Tu Salud: Hipertensión: El asesino silencioso

EquipoConnect

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

Diabetes and Vision Loss: Know the Connection, Protect Your Vision

BCBSNM Connect Team May 28, 2025

People living with diabetes can have eye problems that lead to vision loss or blindness. And diabetic eye disease often has no early symptoms. That’s why an annual eye exam is critical for people with diabetes. The longer you have diabetes, the....
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Health Insurance Benefits and Pregnancy: The Basics

BCBSNM Connect Team May 27, 2025

Having a baby is life-changing. While babies are a blessing, they also cost money – even before they're born. That’s why it’s important to have health insurance before, during and after you become pregnant. Prenatal care is a vital ...
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Obtén el mejor precio en tus recetas médicas

EquipoConnect May 16, 2025

Hay muchas cosas que debes saber cuándo se trata de obtener el medicamento que necesitas. ¿Cuánto va a costar? ¿Hay alguno que funcione igual de bien pero que cueste menos? ¿Importa a dónde voy para surtir mi...
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¿Estás embarazada? Consulta la siguiente lista de tareas para la maternidad

EquipoConnect May 14, 2025

¿Estás esperando un bebé? ¡Felicidades! Probablemente tienes muchas cosas en la mente y una lista de tareas pendientes. Por ejemplo, elegir el nombre del bebé y preparar su habitación son probablemente dos de ...
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Mujer: Planifica para disfrutar una vida larga y saludable

EquipoConnect May 13, 2025

Puedes hacer muchas cosas para estar saludable. Como asegurarte de programar las consultas médicas preventivas y hacerte los exámenes preventivos recomendados a tiempo que son una prioridad para disfrutar una vida larga y saludable. No...
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Cómo cuidarte de los problemas médicos más comunes de los pies

EquipoConnect May 9, 2025

Existen muchos problemas médicos en los pies, algunos graves y otros fáciles de tratar en casa. Lo primordial es ocuparte de ellos antes de que empeoren. A continuación, presentamos algunos de los problemas médicos m&aacut...
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One Simple Step for Better Health: Talk to Your Doctor

BCBSNM Connect Team May 8, 2025

If you could do just one thing to improve your health, you’d be interested, right? Especially if it didn’t cost you extra time or money. So what is it? Talking with your doctor. There are health benefits to having a primary doctor and mai...
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Care for Your Mental Health Throughout Your Pregnancy

BCBSNM Connect Team May 8, 2025

Health care is important before, during and after pregnancy. And that means caring for your mind as well as your body. Mental health challenges can affect you throughout the perinatal period. This period begins before you get pregnant and extends...
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How to Check Your Drug Coverage

BCBSNM Connect Team May 8, 2025

When your doctor says you need a prescription drug, one of your first thoughts may be, “How much will it cost me?” It’s an important thing to know, and there are several ways to find out. You might think about checking with your doc...
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Cómo verificar su cobertura para medicamentos

EquipoConnect May 8, 2025

Cuando el médico le receta un medicamento, lo primero que puede pensar es: “¿cuánto me costará?”. Es importante saberlo y hay varias maneras de averiguarlo. Puede averiguarlo en el consultorio de su médi...
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Compare Health Care Costs

BCBSNM Connect Team May 8, 2025

Many of us compare prices before we buy a product or service. It’s one of the best ways to be an informed consumer. But we might not think about comparing prices when it comes to our health care benefits. And that’s a missed opportunity ...
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Relación entre la nutrición y la salud mental

EquipoConnect May 8, 2025

Probablemente hayas escuchado el dicho un millón de veces — "Eres lo que comes". Entonces, puede ser que hayas probado los alimentos que se dice que bajan la presión sanguínea, fortalecen los huesos o queman la grasa abdom...
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Eat Your Fruits and Vegetables for Better Health – and Mood

BCBSNM Connect Team May 7, 2025

We all know that eating fresh fruit and vegetables regularly is good for our physical health. It turns out eating plenty of them may also make us happier. A 2022 study found that people who ate a diet ric...
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Erectile Dysfunction Can Be a “Check Engine” Light for Your Heart

BCBSNM Connect Team May 1, 2025

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S. for both men and women. One reason for that is many people aren’t aware they’re at risk until they have a heart attack. But some men have an early warning sign that they shouldn&rsqu...
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Women: Make a Plan for a Long, Healthy Life

BCBSNM Connect Team May 1, 2025

You can do a lot to stay healthy. Making sure you plan your preventive health care visits is at the top of the list. Getting those recommended screenings on time is an important part of living a long, healthy life. Don’t put it off. Listening .....
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