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  • What Does My Health Insurance Plan Cover?

    Blogs: What Does My Health Insurance Plan Cover?

    BCBSIL Connect Team
    BCBSIL Connect Team
    Your health insurance plan covers a number of items and services to help keep you and your family healthy. Most medical plans cover: Emergency care Outpatient services Hospitalization Maternity and newborn care Mental health and substance use treatm...
    • September 6, 2024
  • Wellness “U”: Tips to Stop Binge Drinking

    Blogs: Wellness “U”: Tips to Stop Binge Drinking

    BCBSIL Connect Team
    BCBSIL Connect Team
    College is all about studying until your brain hurts, figuring out your future, making life-long friends — and drinking? Alcohol has become one of the most popular ways college students unwind. In fact, almost 54% of college students ages 18 to...
    • September 4, 2024
  • Make Your Home Asthma Safe

    Blogs: Make Your Home Asthma Safe

    BCBSIL Connect Team
    BCBSIL Connect Team
    Home is where the heart is, but it’s also loaded with asthma triggers. Many asthma triggers are hiding in plain sight in the bedroom, common living spaces, kitchen and bathrooms.  There are two main types of asthma triggers: all...
    • September 4, 2024
  • Diabetes Risk Factors

    Blogs: Diabetes Risk Factors

    BCBSIL Connect Team
    BCBSIL Connect Team
    If you could spare yourself from a life-changing disease, you’d do it, right? For millions of Americans, paying attention to diabetes risk factors and doing something to control them can make all the difference. With diabetes, the body can no l...
    • September 3, 2024
  • Let’s Clear the Air About Lung Cancer Screening

    Blogs: Let’s Clear the Air About Lung Cancer Screening

    BCBSIL Connect Team
    BCBSIL Connect Team
    Every cigarette shaves 11 minutes off your lifespan. When you quit smoking, you give yourself more time to do the things you enjoy with the people you love. The minute you stop smoking is the minute you lower your risk for lung cancer — the lea...
    • September 2, 2024
  • Make a Plan to Manage Your Asthma

    Blogs: Make a Plan to Manage Your Asthma

    BCBSIL Connect Team
    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
  • 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
  • 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
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    Three Things You May Not Know About Skin Cancer

    BCBSIL Connect Team
    BCBSIL Connect Team May 23, 2023
    Even though skin cancer is the most common cancer, many people don’t think they’re at risk. But everyone needs to protect their skin and pay attention to any changes. Protect Your Skin To protect your skin, you need to know the risks. Man...
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    Recognizing the Early Signs of Depression

    BCBSIL Connect Team
    BCBSIL Connect Team May 23, 2023
    We all deal with feelings of sadness from time to time. Grief over the loss of a loved one. A painful breakup. Struggles with health issues. They are just a few of the events that can affect us emotionally and physically. So, what's the difference...
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    Poor Hearing and Falls are Connected in Seniors

    BCBSIL Connect Team
    BCBSIL Connect Team May 18, 2023
    Hearing loss can cause many day-to-day challenges. You may have trouble hearing people around the dinner table or in a busy restaurant. You may worry about not hearing the phone or doorbell. Hearing loss is more than an inconvenience. Studies show...
    • 10115 Views
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    10 Reasons to Get Up and Get Active Today

    BCBSIL Connect Team
    BCBSIL Connect Team May 10, 2023
    Long hours in front of a computer monitor or television screen isn’t the best thing for your mind or body. Step away. Take a break. Lace up your tennis shoes and get a move on! Just 150 minutes of physical activity each week makes a big differe....
    • 12129 Views
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    Movement Snacks Can Help You Live Better and Longer

    BCBSIL Connect Team
    BCBSIL Connect Team April 25, 2023
    If it’s hard for you to find time to get some exercise, there may be a way to make it easier. Think in terms of small bursts of energy, or movement snacks. Start improving your health by adding a few movement snacks to your day. It can make you....
    • 15553 Views
  • Maternity Services and Screenings

    Maternity Services and Screenings

    BCBSIL Connect Team
    BCBSIL Connect Team March 31, 2023
    Preventive check-ups and screenings can help find illnesses and medical problems early and help keep you and your baby healthy. Get the Maternity Services and Screening flier. Originally published 3/31/2023; Revised 2025, 2026
    • 4919 Views
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    Make No Bones About It: You Could Be at Risk for Osteoporosis

    BCBSIL Connect Team
    BCBSIL Connect Team March 27, 2023
    You count on your bones to support you. But they need your help to stay strong. About 54 million Americans have low bone mass. That increases the risk for osteoporosis. Osteoporosis is a bone disease in which your body loses bone mass or doesn’....
    • 48386 Views
  • Diabetes Risks Increase with Certain Prescription Drugs for Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder

    Diabetes Risks Increase with Certain Prescription Drugs for Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder

    BCBSIL Connect Team
    BCBSIL Connect Team March 22, 2023
    Many factors can raise a person’s risk for diabetes. Family history, age, weight diet and lack of physical activity are the most common. Some prescription medicines used to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder can boost the risk, too. It may...
    • 3599 Views
  • BCBSIL Medicare underwriting

    BCBSIL Medicare underwriting

    JLjoins
    JLjoins March 21, 2023
    Does BCBSIL Medicare require medical underwriting if you go from Plan F to Plan G?
    • 1450 Views
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    10 formas en que el alcohol afecta tu cuerpo

    EquipoConnect
    EquipoConnect March 10, 2023
    Incluso pequeñas cantidades de alcohol pueden tener un gran impacto en tu cuerpo. Desde el primer trago, el alcohol entra en el torrente sanguíneo y viaja rápidamente a través de tu cuerpo. De acuerdo a tu edad, sexo y sa...
    • 4932 Views
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    You Have Options for Safely Managing Your Pain

    BCBSIL Connect Team
    BCBSIL Connect Team March 10, 2023
    There are many ways to treat pain so that you can enjoy a better quality of life. Learning your options can help keep you safe while still allowing you to do what matters to you. Start by talking to your doctor about ways to manage your pain th....
    • 15772 Views
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    Boost Your Health with Strength Training

    BCBSIL Connect Team
    BCBSIL Connect Team March 1, 2023
    New research says strength training may help people live longer. While that likelihood requires more study, there is solid proof that building your muscles can help your body and overall health. We already know that muscle-strengthening effort is...
    • 17503 Views
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    ¿No duermes bien? Realizar actividad física diariamente de la manera correcta puede ayudarte

    EquipoConnect
    EquipoConnect February 1, 2023
    Si dormir no te resulta fácil, es probable que ya hayas seguido algunos consejos que pensabas que podrían ser útiles. Pero si este no ha sido el caso, puede haber otra opción: realizar más actividad física to...
    • 2660 Views
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    Prueba el estilo de vida mediterráneo para tener una vida saludable

    EquipoConnect
    EquipoConnect December 12, 2022
    La puesta de sol. El mar azul claro. Comidas preparadas con alimentos frescos como frutas, granos enteros, legumbres, papas y aceite de oliva. No se escucha nada mal, ¿no? Los habitantes de Icaria, Grecia, disfrutan de una buena vida, incluso...
    • 3913 Views
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    Vivir con hipertensión

    EquipoConnect
    EquipoConnect November 28, 2022
    Casi la mitad de los adultos en los Estados Unidos tienen presión arterial alta, también conocida como hipertensión. Solo uno de cada cuatro adultos con presión arterial alta la tiene bajo control. ¿Eres uno de ell...
    • 10613 Views
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