Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois

BCBSIL Connect Team
- Mar 27, 2019
- Medicare
- Blogs
How to Prevent a Heart Attack

The best way to survive a heart attack is to never have one in the first place. Know about the risks and symptoms of heart disease. Key risk factors for heart disease are: High cholesterol (which can clog arteries) ...
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BCBSIL Connect Team
- Mar 26, 2019
- Medicare
- Blogs
Tips for Using Your HMO

There’s a better way to use your HMO. That’s by starting with your primary care provider (PCP). Your PCP knows how to help you get the health care you need. It’s an important relationship, because you...
- 102 Views
BCBSIL Connect Team
- Mar 19, 2019
- Medicare
- Blogs
How In-Home Test Kits Fit Into Your Schedule

There are things that you love to do and there are things that you have to do. In-Home Test Kits can help give you more time for the things that you love to do! Blue Cross Medicare Advantage members may be eligible for in-home test kits for preventi...
- 140 Views
BCBSIL Connect Team
- Mar 14, 2019
- Medicare
- Media Gallery
Let’s Explain Your Medicare Explanation of Benefits (EOB)

In this video, we’ll discuss what an Explanation of Benefits is (sometimes also known as an “EOB”) and why it’s important. We’ll also talk about when you will receive an Explanation of Benefits, and how to read it. Lastly...
- 3459 Views
BCBSIL Connect Team
- Mar 12, 2019
- Medicare
- Blogs
Staying In-Network is Important

You want to take care of yourself. And when you need health care services to do that, you have a whole network to help. Your health plan gives you access to many kinds of health care providers like doctors, therapists,...
- 934 Views
BCBSIL Connect Team
- Mar 13, 2019
- Medicare
- Blogs
Six Ways to Start Small and Make Big Changes

Want an easy, effective and safe way to get healthy? Think small – as in small changes that can lead to greater well-being over time. "Thinking small" works because old habits don't simply go away. As the saying goes, you s....
- 262 Views
BCBSIL Connect Team
- Dec 21, 2018
- Medicare
- Blogs
Living365®: Helping Members Be Healthier

You may have noticed this logo on some of the recent materials you’ve received from us. If you wondered what it’s all about, we’re happy to share. Our Living365® program is aimed at providing healthy guidance to members l.....
- 1511 Views
BCBSIL Connect Team
- Dec 19, 2018
- Medicare
- Blogs
Pneumonia: A Lung Infection That Could Also Affect Heart Health

Even though pneumonia is a lung infection, it may also put you at risk of developing serious heart problems. And the raised heart risks may last for years after recovering. Being in the hospital with severe pneumonia raises the chance for heart atta...
- 547 Views
BCBSIL Connect Team
- Dec 17, 2018
- Medicare
- Blogs
Balancing Opioid Use and Abuse

America is in the midst of an opioid epidemic, with tens of thousands of people dying each year from overdoses. While deaths from opioid overdose have affected men ages 25-44 the most, the painkiller addiction problem extends well beyond that age...
- 578 Views
BCBSIL Connect Team
- Oct 15, 2018
- Medicare
- Blogs
Hearing and Falls

Hearing loss can cause lots of day-to-day challenges. You may think about trouble hearing people around the dinner table or in a busy restaurant. Or you may worry about not hearing the phone or doorbell. But hearing loss is more than an inconvenienc...
- 1375 Views
BCBSIL Connect Team
- Oct 14, 2018
- Medicare
- Blogs
Medicare Questions

If you have questions about Medicare, you’re in good company. It can be confusing. There are a lot of choices and a lot of rules for the government health plan for U.S. citizens age 65 and older. It also covers some younger people with certain...
- 1791 Views
BCBSIL Connect Team
- Oct 13, 2018
- Medicare
- Blogs
Before the Fall: Take these Steps to Stay Safe

Remember that saying, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure”? It may not apply to everything, but when it comes to avoiding a fall, a little prevention goes a long way. Each year, one in four people over age 65...
- 1190 Views
BCBSIL Connect Team
- Oct 12, 2018
- Medicare
- Blogs
Maximize Your Medicare

Make sure you’re getting the most from your plan by reviewing your coverage each year. To help you understand any changes to your plan and your benefits, you have access to two documents – Annual Notice of Change and Evidence of Coverage...
- 3899 Views
BCBSIL Connect Team
- Sep 24, 2018
- Medicare
- Blogs
Be Mindful of Your Lung Health

Breath is life, and anyone who has ever had trouble breathing knows how frightening the experience can be. Two of the most common breathing ailments are asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). While the two conditions have similarit...
- 3135 Views
BCBSIL Connect Team
- Sep 11, 2018
- Medicare
- Blogs
10 Reasons to Get Up and Get Active Today!

You’ll get an instant energy boost. When you’re feeling drained, no one can blame you for wanting to curl up on the couch to read or watch something on TV. But, odd though it might seem, that’s when you should get up and move. Exe...
- 746 Views