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  • Find Out If You Have a Copay Before You Go to the Doctor

    Blogs: Find Out If You Have a Copay Before You Go to the Doctor

    BCBSIL Connect Team
    BCBSIL Connect Team
    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...
    • January 5, 2026
  • Wellness Guidelines: An Easy Path to Better Health

    Blogs: Wellness Guidelines: An Easy Path to Better Health

    BCBSIL Connect Team
    BCBSIL Connect Team
    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...
    • January 5, 2026
  • One Simple Step for Better Health: Talk to Your Doctor

    Blogs: One Simple Step for Better Health: Talk to Your Doctor

    BCBSIL Connect Team
    BCBSIL Connect Team
    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...
    • January 5, 2026
  • How to Check Your Drug Coverage

    Blogs: How to Check Your Drug Coverage

    BCBSIL Connect Team
    BCBSIL Connect Team
    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...
    • January 5, 2026
  • Recomendaciones para el bienestar: Una vía fácil para mejorar la salud

    Tu Salud: Recomendaciones para el bienestar: Una vía fácil para mejorar la salud

    EquipoConnect
    EquipoConnect
    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...
    • January 5, 2026
  • Colabora con tu médico para asegurarte de que tu atención médica esté incluida

    Tu Cobertura: Colabora con tu médico para asegurarte de que tu atención médica esté incluida

    EquipoConnect
    EquipoConnect
    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...
    • January 5, 2026
  • Insurance Basics: Copay vs. Coinsurance

    Blogs: Insurance Basics: Copay vs. Coinsurance

    BCBSIL Connect Team
    BCBSIL Connect Team
    While premiums go toward the total cost of the care you receive, health care costs add up to more than your premiums cover. To keep premiums lower, plans typically have a deductible that you pay if you get care. A deductible is the amount you have to...
    • January 5, 2026
  • Healthy Eating: Avoid Portion Pitfalls

    Blogs: Healthy Eating: Avoid Portion Pitfalls

    BCBSIL Connect Team
    BCBSIL Connect Team
    Most people know they should mostly eat healthy foods to maintain a heathy weight and avoid serious health problems. But there may be a big part of eating healthy that you’re not paying close enough attention to — portion sizes. What you ...
    • January 5, 2026
  • Work with Your Doctor to Make Sure Your Care Is Covered

    Blogs: Work with Your Doctor to Make Sure Your Care Is Covered

    BCBSIL Connect Team
    BCBSIL Connect Team
    Staying healthy is easier when you understand the ins and outs of your health care plan. Some types of care and treatment require approval before you get care. That is called prior authorization. With prior authorization, your doctors send informati...
    • January 5, 2026
  • Live Longer: Many Heart Attacks and Strokes Can Be Prevented

    Blogs: Live Longer: Many Heart Attacks and Strokes Can Be Prevented

    BCBSIL Connect Team
    BCBSIL Connect Team
    Heart disease and stroke are the first and fifth leading causes of death in the United States, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. More than 900,000 Americans die from cardiovascular disease each year. About 1 in 6 of those...
    • January 5, 2026
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    Calendars Fill Quickly, Schedule Your Mammogram Early

    BCBSIL Connect Team
    BCBSIL Connect Team November 14, 2024
    Do you book your doctors’ appointments in advance? A little planning now can help you keep up with important health checks that could save your life one day. Routine mammograms are one of those important checks. When breast cancer is fou...
    • 20690 Views
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    Earn Rewards for Healthy Actions

    BCBSIL Connect Team
    BCBSIL Connect Team November 14, 2024
    Blue Cross Medicare AdvantageSM members can earn up to $100 in gift cards for Healthy Actions.* Whether it’s scheduling your annual wellness visit or getting your flu shot, now you can earn rewards while taking care of your health. Here are Hea....
    • 108729 Views
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    ¿En qué consisten las mamografías 3D?

    EquipoConnect
    EquipoConnect November 13, 2024
    Las mujeres tienen opciones para hacerse exámenes de detección de cáncer de mama. La mejor práctica recomendada para la detección temprana es hacerse una mamografía tradicional cada uno o dos añ...
    • 4771 Views
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    Can I Be Chill About the Chills?

    BCBSIL Connect Team
    BCBSIL Connect Team November 13, 2024
    Picture this: Your body starts to ache. Your skin breaks out in goosebumps and you shiver even though you're dressed warmly and the room isn’t cold. What’s going on? It sounds like you have the chills and maybe even a fever. We’ve a...
    • 6486 Views
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    Help for Stressed-Out Parents

    BCBSIL Connect Team
    BCBSIL Connect Team November 12, 2024
    Parenting is rewarding, but it’s stressful, too. Guiding the growth and development of another human being from birth to adulthood isn’t for the faint of heart. Eons ago, it was a daily struggle for our ancestors to simply keep their offs...
    • 1155 Views
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    The Not-So-Sweet Story About “Sugar Sickness”

    BCBSIL Connect Team
    BCBSIL Connect Team November 8, 2024
    Diabetes is one of the biggest health threats facing our nation. More than 38 million adults in the United States have the disease. Fueled by obesity, it’s life-threatening and the leading cause of kidney failure in adults. Yet, for American In....
    • 7657 Views
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    Cambios en la memoria: ¿Sabes cuándo es necesario buscar ayuda?

    EquipoConnect
    EquipoConnect November 7, 2024
    ¿Se te olvidó el nombre de tu nuevo amigo, la cita para cortarte el pelo o no recuerdas dónde dejaste las llaves del auto? Esto puede suceder y, probablemente, no sea una señal de que tienes un problema de salud grave. Sin...
    • 1443 Views
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    ¿Qué debo preguntar al comprar una cobertura médica?

    EquipoConnect
    EquipoConnect November 1, 2024
    Ahora tienes más opciones que nunca a la hora de buscar una cobertura médica. Ya sea que compres directamente a través de Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, el Mercado de seguros médicos o un agente de seguros c...
    • 5598 Views
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    Haz que tu hogar sea un lugar seguro para el asma

    EquipoConnect
    EquipoConnect October 30, 2024
    El hogar es donde habita el corazón, pero también está lleno de desencadenantes de asma que se esconden a plena vista en el dormitorio, la sala, la cocina y los baños. Existen dos tipos principales de desencadenantes de as...
    • 6794 Views
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    Supporting Someone with a Mental Health Condition

    BCBSIL Connect Team
    BCBSIL Connect Team October 28, 2024
    Anyone can experience a mental health condition. And if they do, friends and family can make a big difference in their recovery. Mental health conditions are common — more than 1 in 5 adults are affected. Mental health conditions are health is.....
    • 41229 Views
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    When Is the Right Time to Use Antibiotics?

    BCBSIL Connect Team
    BCBSIL Connect Team October 28, 2024
    When we feel bad, we want to get better quickly. And antibiotics may seem like the answer when you have symptoms like a cough, sore throat or sinus pain. Antibiotics can save lives, but they aren’t always the answer. They are important tools fo....
    • 14504 Views
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    More than Muscle: How Men Can Exercise Their Way to Better Health

    BCBSIL Connect Team
    BCBSIL Connect Team October 24, 2024
    Men face some serious health risks. Heart disease and cancer account for nearly 40 percent of deaths among American men. Unintentional injuries like falls are also a common cause of death for men. Lung disease and stroke account for another 10 percen...
    • 29183 Views
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    Consejos tenebrosamente buenos para tener un Halloween saludable y seguro

    EquipoConnect
    EquipoConnect October 23, 2024
    Por lo general, las palabras “saludable” y “Halloween” no van juntas, por razones obvias. Halloween es la única época del año en que los niños se sienten libres de comer tantas golosinas como puedan...
    • 1282 Views
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    What Can Your Heart Rate Tell You About Your Health?

    BCBSIL Connect Team
    BCBSIL Connect Team October 21, 2024
    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...
    • 11680 Views
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    Living With Diabetes? Find Big Eats on a Small Grocery Budget

    BCBSIL Connect Team
    BCBSIL Connect Team October 21, 2024
    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...
    • 9075 Views
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