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Blogs: Everything You Need to Know About Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts

BCBSTX Connect Team

Along with acronyms for preferred provider organizations (PPOs) and health maintenance organizations (HMOs), add two more to your list. Both can help you pay doctor bills and save money. Health savings accounts (HSAs) and flexible spending accounts (...
- February 11, 2026
Blogs: What Is an HMO?

BCBSTX Connect Team

An HMO — or health maintenance organization — can help keep your costs lower and more predictable compared to other types of plans. With one doctor to coordinate your care, an HMO health plan is easy to use. An HMO health plan offers: Mo...
- February 9, 2026
Blogs: Bipolar Disorder Explained

BCBSTX Connect Team

About 6 million adults, teens and children have bipolar disorder (BD) in the U.S. It’s often diagnosed before the age of 25, and it is a lifelong condition. Not All BD Is the Same There are actually four types of BD. With bipola...
- February 9, 2026
Blogs: How to Find In-Network Providers

BCBSTX Connect Team

There’s a lot to think about when deciding where to get health care – cost, networks, location and more. Being informed does not have to be tricky. We have resources available to help you make the best decision for you. Your online m...
- February 9, 2026
Blogs: Keep Your Child Healthy with Regular Well-Child Visits

BCBSTX Connect Team

Parents take their children to the doctor when they’re sick. But regular well-child visits to a pediatrician or other health provider are just as important. Getting those checkups and recommended vaccinations help keep children healthy. What Is...
- February 9, 2026
Blogs: Children’s Dental Health Month: Make Their Smiles Sparkle

BCBSTX Connect Team

Children’s Dental Health Month started as a small, one‑day event in 1941 and has grown into a nationwide effort to show families why oral health matters. After all, your mouth is important for many parts of life — eating, speaking, learni...
- February 9, 2026
Blogs: Know Where to Go When Minutes Count, or Anytime

BCBSTX Connect Team

It’s important to know where to go when you need care. Sometimes the choice is clear. If you’re having signs of a heart attack or stroke, it’s best to go to an emergency room (ER). But what if you have a sore throat? Or an upset sto...
- February 9, 2026
Blogs: What Is an A1C Test, and Why Does It Matter?

BCBSTX Connect Team

If you have diabetes, you know you need to check your blood sugar regularly. But do you know you also need an A1C test? Blood glucose numbers only give a quick snapshot of blood sugar control at certain times of day. You may think your blood sugar is...
- February 9, 2026
Blogs: What’s In Your Benefit Book?

BCBSTX Connect Team

This article is intended for members enrolled in an individual health insurance plan. In some of the emails, letters and other communications you get from us, you may notice the phrase, “See your Benefit Book for details.” That’s be...
- February 9, 2026
Blogs: Catch Colon Cancer Early with Screenings

BCBSTX Connect Team

Excluding skin cancers, colorectal cancer is the third most common type of cancer in Americans and the second leading cause of death from cancer in the U.S., according to the American Cancer Society. Screenings can catch it early when it’s tre...
- February 9, 2026