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Blogs: What Can Your Heart Rate Tell You About Your Health?

BCBSIL Connect Team

Your heart rate is always changing. It’s up when you’re walking. Down when you’re sitting still. But what can it tell you about your overall health? Your heart rate is the number of times your heart beats per minute. Your heart rate...
- October 21, 2024
Blogs: How Do I Buy an Individual Health Insurance Plan?

BCBSIL Connect Team

There are two times when you can buy health insurance — during open enrollment and special enrollment. Open enrollment starts on Nov. 1 each year. Any other sign-up time falls under special enrollment. To buy health insurance during speci...
- October 21, 2024
Blogs: Living With Diabetes? Find Big Eats on a Small Grocery Budget

BCBSIL Connect Team

Food choices are so important when diabetes is part of your day-to-day life. Here’s something to keep in mind: The best healthy meal plan for those living with diabetes isn’t very different from one for people without diabetes. Our bodies...
- October 21, 2024
Blogs: Postpartum Health

BCBSIL Connect Team

The days and weeks after giving birth are often a happy time. They're also a period of adjustment and healing for mothers. While you bond with your baby, make time for a post-delivery checkup with your provider. Your doctor plays an important role i...
- October 19, 2024
Blogs: Save Money With a Preferred Pharmacy

BCBSIL Connect Team

Did you know your health plan may offer a preferred pharmacy network? When you use a preferred pharmacy, you pay the lowest out-of-pocket cost on covered prescription drugs. With your Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois prescription drug plan, you...
- October 18, 2024
Blogs: How to Get the Most Out of Your Medicare Advantage Plan

BCBSIL Connect Team

Welcome to Medicare Advantage. We’re glad you’re a Blue Cross Medicare Advantage member. Ready to make the most of your health care plan? Start with these steps: Plan your Annual Wellness Visit. With no copay and no cost to you...
- October 18, 2024
Blogs: Diabetes and the Risk for Kidney Disease

BCBSIL Connect Team

If you have diabetes, you may not know about an important measure to protect your kidneys. What do your kidneys have to do with diabetes? It turns out, people living with diabetes have a higher risk of kidney disease. More than 35 million adults in ...
- October 18, 2024
Tu Salud: No dejes que la gripe estacional te afecte

EquipoConnect

Vacunarte contra la gripe puede ayudarte a gozar de buena salud. La temporada de gripe comienza en octubre y llega a su pico más álgido entre diciembre y febrero. Por lo tanto, si aún no te has vacunado contra la gripe, no esper...
- October 16, 2024
Blogs: Don't Let the Seasonal Flu Get You

BCBSIL Connect Team

Getting a flu shot can help you stay healthy. Flu season usually starts in October and peaks between December and February. As many have learned, it can linger through the spring. If you didn't get a flu shot before the start of the season, ask your...
- October 16, 2024
Blogs: Behavioral Health: Peeling Back the Onion

BCBSIL Connect Team

It is an understatement to say humans are complex creatures. So many factors affect who we are. Genetics, upbringing, our environment, family dynamics, friendships, love and work relationships — and, yes, even our behaviors. They’re all t...
- October 15, 2024

Un simple paso para mejorar la salud: habla con tu médico

EquipoConnect January 12, 2026

Si pudieras hacer solo una cosa para mejorar la salud, te interesaría hacerlo, ¿cierto? Especialmente si no te costara tiempo ni dinero extra. Pero, ¿qué es exactamente? Pues, hablar con tu médico. Tener una relaci&...
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Keep Your Children’s Eyes Healthy

BCBSIL Connect Team January 9, 2026

Taking care of your eyes is important at every age. Start your children off right by protecting their eyes and eyesight. Vision Screening for Children Children's eyes are growing and changing quickly. Vision screening is an important part of trackin...
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Mantén los ojos de tus hijos sanos

EquipoConnect January 9, 2026

El cuidado de los ojos es importante a todas las edades. Ayuda a que empiecen bien tus hijos protegiendo sus ojos y su vista. Examen de la vista para niños Los ojos de los niños están creciendo y cambiando rápidamente. El ...
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Is a Vegetarian or Vegan Diet Right for You?

BCBSIL Connect Team January 9, 2026

If you want to live longer and have a lower risk of obesity, heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, cancer and other serious health issues, it may be time to change your diet. Many people are choosing plant-based diets to improve their health. Should Y...
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Desarrolla la resiliencia para manejar el estrés y el cambio

EquipoConnect January 8, 2026

Desarrollar la resiliencia mental puede ayudarte a manejar el estrés y los altibajos de la vida. Eso puede llevarte a tener una mejor salud mental y física en general y una mejor calidad de vida. La resiliencia mental es la capacidad de...
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Acaba con el bajón de energía

EquipoConnect January 7, 2026

¿A veces sientes que se te agota toda la energía del cuerpo? No eres el único: cada vez más gente se siente cansada más seguido. Muchas veces es por el estilo de vida. Pero hay pasos sencillos que puedes seguir para...
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Keep Food Poisoning Off the Menu: How to Handle Food Safely

BCBSIL Connect Team January 7, 2026

With all the news about food recalls and food poisoning outbreaks, it may seem like danger is everywhere. Does food poisoning really come down to which bag of spinach you happen to choose at the grocery store? Food borne illness, or food poisoning...
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Lo que necesitas saber sobre tus opciones para bajar de peso

EquipoConnect January 6, 2026

El sobrepeso o la obesidad no solo afectan tu apariencia. Llevar peso extra también es malo para tu salud, ya que puede causar diabetes, enfermedades cardíacas, cáncer, lesiones articulares y otros problemas de salud. Segú...
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Find Out If You Have a Copay Before You Go to the Doctor

BCBSIL Connect Team January 5, 2026

Before visiting your health care provider, check to see if you’ll need to make a copay. You can find out your copay amount by looking at your member ID card or checking your benefit booklet or health plan contract. You can also log in to y...
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Minutes of Movement Add Up to a Better Life

BCBSIL Connect Team January 5, 2026

Not being active can be dangerous for your health. Inactivity raises the chance of getting serious health problems like heart disease and diabetes. Yet 1 in 2 adults — and 77 percent of high school students — don’t get enough physic...
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Wellness Guidelines: An Easy Path to Better Health

BCBSIL Connect Team January 5, 2026

One of our goals is to empower our members with information and tools that can help lead you down the path to good health. That’s why we offer new Wellness Guidelines each year that include specific recommendations for preventive care, immuniza....
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One Simple Step for Better Health: Talk to Your Doctor

BCBSIL Connect Team January 5, 2026

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 relationship with a pr...
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How to Check Your Drug Coverage

BCBSIL Connect Team January 5, 2026

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 do...
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Recomendaciones para el bienestar: Una vía fácil para mejorar la salud

EquipoConnect January 5, 2026

Una de nuestras metas es que nuestros asegurados cuenten con toda la información y las herramientas que puedan ayudarte a lograr una buena salud. Por eso, cada año ofrecemos nuevas Recomendaciones para el bienestar que incluyen sugerenc...
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Colabora con tu médico para asegurarte de que tu atención médica esté incluida

EquipoConnect January 5, 2026

Mantenerte saludable es más fácil cuando entiendes los detalles de tu cobertura médica. Algunos tipos de atención médica y tratamiento requieren aprobación antes de recibir el servicio. A esto se le llama au...
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