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Blogs: Watch Your Waist: Fat Around the Middle Can Be Dangerous

BCBSIL Connect Team

We all know that carrying extra weight is not healthy. But do you know that where you carry your weight matters? It turns out that not all fat is the same. Fat at the waistline can indicate an increased risk for some serious health problems. Visceral...
- August 26, 2025
Blogs: Get a Mammogram: Early Detection Saves Lives

BCBSIL Connect Team

Finding breast cancer early is the best way to prevent deaths from breast cancer. Getting regular screening tests is the best way to find breast cancer early. About 1 in 8 American women will get breast cancer at some point in their lives. Each year...
- August 26, 2025
Blogs: Have You Had Your Health Screenings This Year?

BCBSIL Connect Team

Your annual wellness visit and health screenings play an important role in catching small health problems before they become big ones. Add your annual exam and health screenings to your to-do list to make sure they get done. If you still need some of...
- August 26, 2025
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 25, 2025
Blogs: Do You Know How to Keep Yourself Safe from Scammers?

BCBSIL Connect Team

When it comes to protecting yourself from scams, it’s a good idea to be leery of strangers. The bad guys are always coming up with new ways to steal your private data — and your money. There are steps you can take to protect yourself. Lea...
- August 25, 2025
Blogs: Get Ready for Open Enrollment

BCBSIL Connect Team

If you want to buy a new individual and family health plan or choose a different one, get the details you need before open enrollment starts on Nov. 1. Break the task into easy-to-handle steps. Keep the Deadlines in Mind Open enrollment ends Jan. 15...
- August 25, 2025
Seguro Para Ti: Prepárate para el Período de inscripción abierta

EquipoConnect

Juntar la información que necesitas antes del inicio del Periodo de inscripción abierta ayuda a simplificar todo el proceso. Si divides la tarea en pasos fáciles de manejar, incluso puedes ahorrarte algunas preocupacion...
- August 25, 2025
Blogs: Get Fit and Save in October

BCBSIL Connect Team

Well onTarget, the Fitness Program and Blue PointsSM are not available to all members. Check your online account information or ask your benefits administrator to see if you have these benefits. If you’re looking to stay in shape, or get back i...
- August 25, 2025
Tu Salud: Información importante sobre las pruebas de cáncer de próstata

EquipoConnect

El cáncer de próstata es el cáncer interno más común en los hombres estadounidenses (con excepción del cáncer de la piel). Sin embargo, es difícil saber cuándo hay que hacerse la pr...
- August 21, 2025
Blogs: What You Need to Know About Prostate Cancer Testing

BCBSIL Connect Team

Prostate cancer is the most common non-skin cancer in American men. But when to get screened for it isn’t an easy decision. Talking with your doctor can help you choose what’s best for you. Testing Recommendations The U.S. Preventive Ser...
- August 21, 2025

Seis formas fáciles de reducir el consumo de calorías durante los días festivos

EquipoConnect November 30, 2020

Si usted es como nosotros, los tamales no serán lo único relleno en la mesa del comedor durante los días festivos. Es fácil comer en exceso durante los días festivos en especial cuando se junta la familia y todos co...
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Todo lo que respiras

EquipoConnect November 6, 2020

Tu hogar puede ser cálido y acogedor, pero ¿es bueno para tus pulmones? La gente tiende a ignorar sus pulmones. Sabemos que no podemos vivir sin ellos, pero no pasamos mucho tiempo cuidándolos. Pero ahora que las acti...
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HIPAA: ¿Cuál es la información que necesitas?

EquipoConnect August 7, 2020

Al acudir a un médico, dentista u oculista, te piden que leas y firmes su declaración de privacidad. ¿Qué significa esto? Gracias a la Ley de Portabilidad y Responsabilidad de los Seguros Médicos (HIPAA, en ingl&ea...
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Cómo reconocer y ayudar a un adolescente con trastornos alimentarios

EquipoConnect May 8, 2020

Los adolescentes ven modelos muy delgados en televisión y fotos retocadas de celebridades en línea. Estas imágenes están por todos lados. Y podrían hacer que los adolescentes se cuestionen sobre su físico. A...
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Cuidar de uno mismo mientras se cuida de alguien más

EquipoConnect May 5, 2020

Busca a tu alrededor, verás cuidadores. En EE. UU., uno de cada tres adultos cuida de otra persona. Un cuidador es alguien que cuida de sus padres, su pareja enferma o un hijo discapacitado. Ser cuidador puede resultar una labor estresante y ...
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El médico está a un clic: Atención en línea a través de consultas virtuales

EquipoConnect April 27, 2020

¿Te estás perdiendo la conveniencia de las consultas virtuales? Es una manera rápida y fácil de atenderse con un profesional médico. Digamos que estás de vacaciones y te enfermas. O que tu hijo se despierta d...
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6 preguntas para el médico sobre el asma

EquipoConnect January 6, 2020

Cuando tu hijo tiene asma, el médico y tú forman parte del equipo que lo cuida. El primer paso es saber si tu hijo tiene asma. La tos, la sibilancia y la dificultad para respirar pueden ser causados por el asma, pero tambi&eac...
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New To Medicare

BCBSIL Connect Team December 18, 2019

There are certain times you can sign up for Original Medicare. Since it covers most but not all health care costs, look into a Medicare Supplement Insurance plan or a Medicare Advantage plan to help cover your share of costs.
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AEP Is Around the Corner

BCBSIL Connect Team October 24, 2019

October 15 through December 7 is the Medicare Annual Enrollment Period, when members can determine whether their plan will continue to meet their needs the following year. If so, coverage continues. If unsure, members should refer to their Annual...
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Get The Most From Your Medicare Advantage Plan

BCBSIL Connect Team October 24, 2019

The video spotlights Blue Cross and Blue Shield Medicare Advantage Plans and inspires members to use its many benefits and services, including help to set up medical appointments and to find specialists, prescription drug coverage, zero-dollar preventive...
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Medicare Coverage Checklist

BCBSIL Connect Team September 3, 2019

It’s a good time to give your coverage a checkup. Use the checklist below to evaluate your current Medicare plan ahead of the Annual Enrollment Period. Use the answers you provide to these questions as you look through your plan offerings. Important...
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Prevenir el riesgo de un derrame cerebral en mujeres de cualquier edad

EquipoConnect May 1, 2019

Los derrames cerebrales ocurren cuando hay problemas de flujo sanguíneo en el cerebro. Esta situación seria de salud puede ser causada por un coágulo de sangre o sangrado en el cerebro. Todos corremos el riesgo de sufrir un derra...
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Medical group referrals and specialists out of medical group

kriley742 April 27, 2019

I have blue precision silver HMO. Can I be referred to a plastic surgeon outside of my medical group? I have to undergo breast reconstruction again and the only doctors that perform the DIEP flap procedure are in my network for silver HMO but not...
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¡Azúcar! Corta tu consumo de azúcar para reducir los riesgos a tu salud

EquipoConnect April 19, 2019

Aunque no lo creas al momento de comerte una golosina dulce por la tarde, nuestros cuerpos no marchan bien a base de dulces. Los azúcares simples, abundantes tanto en los dulces como en los bocadillos, representan calorías “vac&i...
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How to Make Changes to Plan Purchased on Health Insurance Marketplace

I bought my health plan on the Health Insurance Marketplace. How can I make changes to my account or profile? Life is rarely static. Stuff comes up. Things change. And your health insurance needs to keep up. We understand. Maybe you’ve moved...

Bridgett February 7, 2019
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