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BCBSTX Connect Team
- August 16, 2019
- Medicare
- Blogs
In Home Diabetes Care – Food

Helpful tips for managing your diabetes with the food you eat. Medicare food and diet information.
- 18 Views
BCBSTX Connect Team
- August 17, 2019
- Medicare
- Blogs
In Home Diabetes Care – Medication

Medication, along with diet and exercise, plays a critical role in the management of your diabetes.
- 25 Views
BCBSTX Connect Team
- August 15, 2019
- Medicare
- Blogs
In Home Diabetes Care – Exercise

Exercise tips you can do at home to help manage your diabetes.
- 28 Views
BCBSTX Connect Team
- July 19, 2019
- Medicare
- Blogs
Getting Started with Medicare

Many people find the idea of signing up for Medicare confusing, which is understandable. You’re used to getting your insurance from your employer or the marketplace and after so many years of doing something one way, it can be intimidating...
- 106 Views
BCBSTX Connect Team
- July 23, 2019
- Medicare
- Blogs
Eat Your Fruits and Veggies for Better Health – and Mood

Many people know that eating fresh fruit and veggies each day is good for your physical health. It turns out eating plenty of them may also make you happier. In one British study , ab...
- 112 Views
BCBSTX Connect Team
- July 17, 2019
- Medicare
- Blogs
Take Care of Your Health After a Hospital Visit

You’re glad to be back home after a hospital stay. But now’s the time to make sure you stay on track to heal. Review paperwork you’ve been given. Do you know what warning signs to watch? Do y...
- 72 Views
BCBSTX Connect Team
- July 15, 2019
- Medicare
- Blogs
Look for the Whole Grain for a Healthier You

Eating more whole grains is an easy way to improve the health benefits from what you eat. But if you picture a dry slice of wheat bread when you hear the term “whole grains,” there’s a whole world of other choices waiting for you...
- 74 Views
BCBSTX Connect Team
- July 10, 2019
- Medicare
- Blogs
The Science of Happy: You Don't Have to Be Born That Way

We see pictures of happy people on social media. We watch videos of crazy cat antics that make us laugh. We read and share inspirational quotes. But are some people just born happier than others? Researchers looking for a &...
- 90 Views
BCBSTX Connect Team
- July 8, 2019
- Medicare
- Blogs
New Telephone Customer Service Options

New telephone customer service options help make it easier to get the information you need about your Blue Cross Medicare AdvantageSM plan. Now, at the touch of a button, you can get information about your plan at your convenience – righ.....
- 602 Views
BCBSTX Connect Team
- May 13, 2019
- Medicare
- Blogs
Lifestyle Changes and Diabetes

There’s a safe way to get a handle on your diabetes: an exercise and diet plan. Through exercise, you can help your blood sugar stay in your target range. By making better choices in your diet, you can help manage your blood sugar levels and...
- 277 Views
BCBSTX Connect Team
- May 10, 2019
- Medicare
- Blogs
Stay on Top of Your Prescriptions

Stay on Top of Your Prescriptions It’s not always easy to take your medications on time. Life sometimes gets in the way of the best-laid plans and you look at your pillbox and realize you’re several doses behind...
- 166 Views
BCBSTX Connect Team
- April 23, 2019
- Medicare
- Blogs
Survey Says...

If you are a member, you may get the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers (CAHPS) survey in the mail. The CAHPS survey is delivered March through June each year to get insight about your experiences over the...
- 1246 Views
BCBSTX Connect Team
- March 27, 2019
- Medicare
- Blogs
How to Prevent a Heart Attack

The best way to survive a heart attack is to never have one in the first place. Know about the risks and symptoms of heart disease. Key risk factors for heart disease are: High cholesterol (which can clog arteries) ...
- 266 Views
BCBSTX Connect Team
- March 26, 2019
- Medicare
- Blogs
Tips for Using Your HMO

There’s a better way to use your HMO. That’s by starting with your primary care provider (PCP). Your PCP knows how to help you get the health care you need. It’s an important relationship, because you...
- 262 Views
BCBSTX Connect Team
- March 19, 2019
- Medicare
- Blogs
How In-Home Test Kits Fit Into Your Schedule

There are things that you love to do and there are things that you have to do. In-Home Test Kits can help give you more time for the things that you love to do! Blue Cross Medicare Advantage members may be eligible for in-home te...
- 273 Views

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