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  • Look for a New Rewards Experience in 2025

    Blogs: Look for a New Rewards Experience in 2025

    BCBSIL Connect Team
    BCBSIL Connect Team
    Well onTarget® and Blue PointsSM are not available to all members. Check Blue Access for Members or ask your benefits administrator to see if you have these benefits. Some changes are coming to your Well onTarget rewards experience. The Blue Poin...
    • August 30, 2024
  • Is It Cold, Flu, Allergies or COVID-19?

    Blogs: Is It Cold, Flu, Allergies or COVID-19?

    BCBSIL Connect Team
    BCBSIL Connect Team
    If you have sniffles, sneezes, coughing or sore throat, it can be hard to tell if your symptoms are from allergies, a cold, the flu, COVID-19 or RSV. Until you know for sure what’s causing your symptoms, it’s always good to err on the sid...
    • August 30, 2024
  • Get Care Online with Virtual Visits

    Blogs: Get Care Online with Virtual Visits

    BCBSIL Connect Team
    BCBSIL Connect Team
    Are you missing out on the convenience of telemedicine? Telemedicine allows you to have virtual health care visits using your computer, phone or tablet. These types of health care visits are a quick, easy way to bring the doctor to you. Say you&rsqu...
    • August 30, 2024
  • How to Prevent a Heart Attack

    Blogs: How to Prevent a Heart Attack

    BCBSIL Connect Team
    BCBSIL Connect Team
    The best way to survive a heart attack is to never have one. How can you prevent becoming one of the millions of Americans who suffer a heart attack? There is actually a lot you can do to protect your heart. Knowing the risks and symptoms of heart d...
    • August 30, 2024
  • The Link Between Nutrition and Mental Health

    Blogs: The Link Between Nutrition and Mental Health

    BCBSIL Connect Team
    BCBSIL Connect Team
    You’ve likely heard the cliché a million times — “You are what you eat.” So you might nosh on foods reported to lower your blood pressure, strengthen your bones or burn belly fat. You might even load up on brain food t...
    • August 30, 2024
  • ¿Tu hijo está teniendo problemas de salud mental?

    Tu Salud: ¿Tu hijo está teniendo problemas de salud mental?

    EquipoConnect
    EquipoConnect
    Los niños tienen mucho en la mente. Siempre están aprendiendo cosas nuevas y enfrentándose a retos que nunca han manejado. Y la pandemia ha hecho las cosas aún más difíciles para muchos niños. Han teni...
    • August 30, 2024
  • Tus médicos necesitan hablar entre ellos sobre tu atención médica

    Tu Salud: Tus médicos necesitan hablar entre ellos sobre tu atención médica

    EquipoConnect
    EquipoConnect
    Tú y tu doctor de cabecera (PCP por sus siglas en inglés) trabajan juntos para asegurar de que estes en la mejor salud posible. Es una calle de doble sentido. Tu doctor utiliza su capacitación y sus conocimientos para guiarte. Pe...
    • August 30, 2024
  • Is Your Child Struggling with Mental Health Issues?

    Blogs: Is Your Child Struggling with Mental Health Issues?

    BCBSIL Connect Team
    BCBSIL 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 menta...
    • August 30, 2024
  • Ease Your Joint Pain

    Blogs: Ease Your Joint Pain

    BCBSIL Connect Team
    BCBSIL 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
  • ¿Sabes cómo mantenerte a salvo de los estafadores?

    Tu Cobertura: ¿Sabes cómo mantenerte a salvo de los estafadores?

    EquipoConnect
    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
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    Men’s Health: Do You Know the Signs of a Silent Heart Attack?

    BCBSIL Connect Team
    BCBSIL Connect Team May 3, 2024
    Think you know what you’d feel like if you were having a heart attack? Think again. Silent heart attacks, known as a silent myocardial infarction (SMI), account for 45 percent of heart attacks. And they are more likely to strike men than women.....
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    Prescription or Over the Counter: Follow Directions to Stay Safe

    BCBSIL Connect Team
    BCBSIL Connect Team May 3, 2024
    Medicine can help your health in many ways. From over-the-counter (OTC) medicines to prescription medicines that treat life-threatening conditions, medicine can have a major positive impact. But only if it’s taken — and taken correctly. O...
    • 12869 Views
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    5 motivos por los que puede rechazarse una reclamación

    EquipoConnect
    EquipoConnect May 1, 2024
    Aunque no lo creas, existen cinco motivos que pueden hacer que un servicio médico no sea aprobado o que una reclamación no se pague. Estos se clasifican en estas cinco categorías: La reclamación tiene errores. El motivo d...
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    4 Simple Steps for Better Whole-Body Fitness and Function

    BCBSIL Connect Team
    BCBSIL Connect Team April 30, 2024
    Most people focus on one or two types of exercise and think they’re getting what their body needs. But there are four types of exercise you need to help your body function at its best: endurance, strength, balance and flexibility, says the Nati....
    • 11091 Views
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    Inhale. Exhale. What Your Lungs Do for You.

    BCBSIL Connect Team
    BCBSIL Connect Team April 30, 2024
    Breathe in. Breathe out. It’s something that we do every day, every waking minute. It relaxes us, wakes us, and keeps us alive. The lungs are part of the respiratory system — organs and tissues that work together to help you breathe, says...
    • 6149 Views
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    A Hug Only Takes 10 Seconds, Yet the Benefits Last Forever

    BCBSIL Connect Team
    BCBSIL Connect Team April 29, 2024
    Fun fact about hugs: They don’t just give you a warm, fuzzy sense of well-being — they can also be good for your health. It’s true. Hugging for just 10 seconds can boost feel-good hormones like oxytocin. Often called the &ldqu...
    • 58780 Views
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    Consejos para mitigar el dolor de espalda

    EquipoConnect
    EquipoConnect April 26, 2024
    Es posible que tengas dolor constante en la espalda. También puede que sientas un dolor punzante repentino que te paraliza. De cualquier manera, no quieres sentirte adolorido. El dolor de espalda se puede producir por accidentes, uso ex...
    • 2692 Views
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    Keep Back Pain from Being Such a Pain

    BCBSIL Connect Team
    BCBSIL Connect Team April 26, 2024
    You may have a dull ache in your back that just won’t go away. Or you may feel a sharp, sudden pain that stops you in your tracks. Either way, you want the pain to stop. Back pain can come from accidents, overuse and injuries like lifting some.....
    • 23608 Views
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    Cómo utilizar tu tarjeta de asegurado digital

    EquipoConnect
    EquipoConnect April 26, 2024
    Un dispositivo que anteriormente solo se utilizaba para hacer llamadas ahora puede guardar de forma segura algunos de tus datos más importantes. Desde tu teléfono móvil, tienes a la mano fotos de tu familia y amigos, métod...
    • 5900 Views
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    Cuando el corazón se acelera, puede ser por la fibrilación auricular

    EquipoConnect
    EquipoConnect April 24, 2024
    Los cantantes suelen expresar en sus canciones que un corazón enamorado late a mil por hora, pero, en la vida real, un corazón acelerado puede ser un problema grave conocido como fibrilación auricular. En un corazón sano, ...
    • 4318 Views
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    Do You Think Your Child Has Asthma?

    BCBSIL Connect Team
    BCBSIL Connect Team April 23, 2024
    It can be upsetting when your child is struggling with a health issue. It's especially unnerving if your child seems to be struggling to breathe. We understand. More importantly, we're here to help you. Ask Yourself a Few Questions Is th...
    • 9508 Views
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    Síntomas, causas y factores de riesgo del asma

    EquipoConnect
    EquipoConnect April 22, 2024
    El número de niños diagnosticados con asma aumentó drásticamente en las últimas décadas. La preocupación comienza cuando se tiene dificultad para respirar. ¿Podría ser su hijo uno de los...
    • 6736 Views
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    Living With High Blood Pressure

    BCBSIL Connect Team
    BCBSIL Connect Team April 18, 2024
    Nearly half of adults in the United States have high blood pressure — also known as hypertension. Only about one in four adults with high blood pressure have it under control. Are you one of them? Learning to manage your blood pressure ca...
    • 23729 Views
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    Can You Outgrow Asthma?

    BCBSIL Connect Team
    BCBSIL Connect Team April 17, 2024
    You can outgrow your shoes, your pants — even your teddy bear. Can you outgrow asthma? Unfortunately, the idea you can leave asthma behind when you’re an adult is mostly a myth. When Asthma Won’t Let Go Asthma is t...
    • 10374 Views
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    The Eyes Have It: Protect Them with Routine Eye Exams

    BCBSIL Connect Team
    BCBSIL Connect Team April 15, 2024
    Eye exams are a great way to keep an eye on your health. Along with making sure you get the right prescription for glasses or contact lenses, they can be a real ‘eye opener’ when it comes to your health. Your eyes aren’t just windo...
    • 11389 Views
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