Do you have a hard time understanding medical policies and clinical policies that impact your coverage? This Blue Promise may help! Educated health care consumers make better decisions about when, where and how they get care. But understanding...

We're taking our panel of experts and survivors on the road to help explain how to combat chronic kidney disease. Darrell Webb tells his personal story about how chronic kidney disease or CKD almost took his life. He, along with our panel of...

Who costs more: Independent physicians or those employed by a hospital? Find out in this edition of Blue Promise. If a doctor is tied to a hospital system, their costs could be different than an “independent physician.” In this edition...

“ Step Therapy” sounds like an exercise but its actually a process that helps lower the cost of medications while maintaining their mission. Learn how it works in this Blue Promise. In this edition of Blue Promise, Dr. McCoy talks with...

People are often uncomfortable discussing STDs, but they are on the rise in Texas and you should be aware. Dr. Dan McCoy sheds light on the topic in this edition of Blue Promise. STDs are on the rise in Texas and you may not even be aware if you...

What’s driving the rising cost of pharmaceuticals and what can patients do about it? Learn the answers In this edition of Blue Promise. You might be surprised to hear how much medications impact the overall cost of your health care. In this...

If you have trouble exhaling and trouble breathing, you could have COPD. Learn more about this condition and what you can do to stop it from spreading. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease is more common than you might think on North Texas. That’s...

Why does it take so long to get drugs approved and why are they so expensive? In this Blue Promise, Dr. Dan McCoy takes a look at the evolution of a pharmaceutical drug. While pharmaceuticals can save lives, we often hear more about their hefty...

Did you know there was a way to get warnings when your body weight becomes an issue? If you could get a "warning" before your health turned south, would you want it? Would you want to know how to prevent looming health concerns? In this...

Sometimes you have to start over and relearn how to eat properly. "Naturally Slim" is a program that identifies and teaches behaviors identified in people who are "naturally slim." In this edition of Blue Promise, Dr. McCoy...

How does having diabetes affect your kidneys? Diabetes is more common in Texas than most other places in the country. That leaves Texans especially vulnerable to additional diabetic-related diseases. That’s why BCBSTX is focusing its community...

Just because it bears repeating… You’ve heard it before: SMOKING IS DANGEROUS! In this Blue Promise, Dr. Dan McCoy and Dr. Paul Hain discuss the consequences as well as some solutions to quit. Blue Promise is an online video blog...

There is a definitive number when it comes to weight loss. You might be surprised by the amount of weight you need to lose before you start seeing health benefits. In this edition of Blue Promise, Dr. McCoy talks with Dr. Tim Church, Chief Medical...

BCBSTX is changing the way it supports community organizations across the state. For the first time, we’re targeting two disease states to actually impact public health. Learn more in this Blue Promise. For the first time ever, Blue Cross...

When a disease is not wide spread, it may be treated by an “orphan drug.” “Orphan drugs” are usually expensive because they are especially designed to treat rare illnesses or diseases. But what happens when orphan drugs...