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Blogs: Need Reconstructive Surgery After a Mastectomy? You’re Covered

BCBSIL Connect Team

This article is intended for HMO members enrolled in an employer health insurance plan. It’s normal to be anxious if you find out you need to have a mastectomy. A mastectomy is the removal of one or both breasts. This procedure is most often pe...
- August 30, 2024
Blogs: Make a Plan to Manage Your Asthma

BCBSIL Connect Team

If you have asthma, you can help yourself by actively managing your condition. Work with your doctor to create a care plan called an asthma action plan. And make sure you’re doing all you can to manage your condition. If you have medicin...
- August 30, 2024
Blogs: Your Doctors Need to Talk to Each Other About Your Care

BCBSIL Connect Team

You and your primary care physician (PCP) work together to make sure you are in the best health possible for you. It’s a two-way street. Your doctor uses training and know-how to guide you. But to provide the best guidance, your doctor needs yo...
- August 30, 2024
Blogs: Look for a New Rewards Experience in 2025

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

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
Blogs: Get Care Online with Virtual Visits

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
Blogs: How to Prevent a Heart Attack

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
Blogs: The Link Between Nutrition and Mental Health

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

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

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

Prediabetes: A Wake-Up Call

BCBSIL Connect Team February 21, 2025

More than a third of American adults have high blood sugar, or prediabetes, and the rates are on the rise. Having prediabetes raises your risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, heart disease and stroke. The good news is that even if you have prediabetes...
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Colabora con tu médico para asegurarte de que tu atención médica esté incluida

EquipoConnect February 21, 2025

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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Conceptos básicos de los seguros médicos: copago y coaseguro

EquipoConnect February 20, 2025

Si bien las primas se destinan para cubrir el costo total de la atención médica que recibes, lo costos de la atención médica suman más de lo que cubren las primas. Para mantener las primas más bajas, las cobe...
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Helping Kids Stay Active and Healthy During Winter

BCBSIL Connect Team February 19, 2025

Don’t put a freeze on family fun this winter. All kids need physical activity to stay healthy. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says young people ages 6 to 17 need 60 minutes of activity daily. For today’s busy kids, on...
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Guía de salud para adultos jóvenes: consejos para los 20 años y más

EquipoConnect February 18, 2025

La vida adulta es una etapa emocionante de la vida. Por lo general, la universidad, la carrera profesional y las relaciones románticas empiezan a tomar un lugar primordial. Pero también hay aspectos más rutinarios de la vida adul...
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Conceptos básicos sobre el seguro médico: gasto máximo de bolsillo

EquipoConnect February 17, 2025

Sabemos que la terminología sobre la atención médica puede causar confusión. Un término que seguramente encontrarás es el de "gasto máximo de bolsillo". ¿Qué significa esto? ¿C&oac...
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Vacunas para adultos jóvenes

EquipoConnect February 17, 2025

Eres joven, sano, activo y tienes años de vida por delante. ¿Te sientes invencible, ¿verdad? Cuando eres joven, es fácil pensar que estás a salvo de muchas cosas que pueden afectar tu vida, como las enfermedades. T...
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A Closer Look at Type 1 Diabetes

BCBSIL Connect Team February 14, 2025

There are two types of diabetes: Type 1 and Type 2. Left unchecked and untreated, both can cause damage to blood vessels, nerves and organs in the body and lead to serious health issues. Diabetes happens in people of every age, race, shape and ...
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Los ojos lo dicen todo: Protégelos con exámenes de rutina para la vista

EquipoConnect February 13, 2025

Los exámenes para la vista son una de las mejores maneras de proteger tus ojos. Si usas anteojos o lentes de contacto son muy útiles para que te receten la graduación correcta y, además, pueden ayudarte a estar más...
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Comunícate con nosotros si tienes preguntas

EquipoConnect February 11, 2025

Tu seguro médico es importante. Entender tu cobertura médica es la mejor manera para asegurarte de aprovechar al máximo los beneficios. Por eso, es normal que tengas algunas preguntas. Siempre nos complace responderlas y ser acce...
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Keep Your Brain and Body Healthy by MINDing What You Eat

BCBSIL Connect Team February 11, 2025

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...
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Ahorra tiempo y dinero con Provider Finder

EquipoConnect February 6, 2025

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 ...
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How to Find In-Network Providers

BCBSIL Connect Team February 5, 2025

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 f...
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Cinco consejos para proteger la salud del colon

EquipoConnect February 5, 2025

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...
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What Is an A1C Test, and Why Does It Matter?

BCBSIL Connect Team February 5, 2025

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...
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