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Get Your Free Wellness Check-Up before Year End!

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2015

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One of the benefits of being a Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina member is preventive care!  BCBSNC is a big supporter of preventive care maintenance and every Blue Cross Blue Shield NC health plan offers preventive care, including an annual wellness check-up, absolutely free!  As we rapidly approach the end of 2015 and the start of a new year, if you have yet to make use of your 2015 wellness check-up covered at 100%, now is the time!  Contact your primary care doctor, schedule an appointment before year-end and BCBSNC will pick up the bill.

As Mark Twain once said, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, which is why seeing your physician annually is extremely important, especially as you age.  Very often, more serious health problems can be avoided simply by making small adjustments to diet and exercise and your doctor can help you target specific areas that may need a little more attention.

Getting your wellness check-up can also help you be better prepared for the new year.  Knowing where you stand as far as your physical health can not only give you peace of mind, it can also help you focus as you make New Year’s resolutions and take steps to improve or maintain your health in 2016.

2016 is just around the corner and if you are still uninsured, take this opportunity to become a Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina member and make an investment in your health.  Not only will you have preventive care benefits covered at 100%, as a member you also have access to a 24 hour nurse hotline and can manage your health care goals and accomplishments through an easy and interactive online service called Blue Connect.  Nothing is as important as your health!  Don’t let 2015 come to a close without visiting your health care provider for an annual wellness check-up.

For more information on Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina insurance coverage, please visit our website at www.nchealthplans.com or call our toll free number 888-765-5400 and speak with one of our experienced and professional agents.

Thanksgiving Leftovers? – Try this Recipe!

Tuesday, November 24th, 2015

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All of us at NCHealthPlans would like to wish you and your family a very Happy Thanksgiving!  If you are like me, you’re already planning your menu, buying your groceries and preparing to spend all day cooking your family’s favorite holiday dishes.  And, if you are like me, you will likely have more Thanksgiving leftovers than you know what to do with.  Because my family gets bored with leftovers, I am always looking for new and creative ways to make sure I don’t waste what we didn’t eat.

This recipe from California Cookbook called Roast Turkey and Winter Vegetable Chowder is not only a great way to use up all that leftover turkey, it’s also a delicious way to incorporate those hearty winter vegetables into your diet.  In addition, the recipe calls for ingredients you will likely already have around your post-Thanksgiving house, such as celery, onions and potatoes. (more…)

BCBSNC Offers In-Home Health Assessments for ACA Members

Sunday, January 4th, 2015

bigstockphoto_happy_senior_couple_lying_down_4902020Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina announced that it will begin providing many of its ACA (Affordable Care Act) members the opportunity to receive an in-home visit offering a comprehensive medical exam.  During this at-home visit, members can review medications and discuss health care conditions and concerns with a licensed medical professional.  BCBSNC is offering this program in an effort to better assess the health conditions of its members and to help encourage members to practice preventive health care maintenance.

Because Blue Cross Blue Shield NC recognizes that many of its members are new to the health care system, they are making strides to try and engage new ACA enrollees in a health maintenance program.  These visits not only offer members a chance to discuss their health history with a professional from the comfort of their own home, the home assessment also helps identify any urgent health care problems.  During the visit, members can ask questions and get advice on issues they may need to discuss further with their primary care doctor.  Once the at-home visit has taken place, the health professional will share the results from the assessment with the member’s primary care doctor to ensure that the PCP has knowledge of the member’s overall health status and to help manage any health concerns.

BCBSNC sent letters to many ACA members and has also made phone calls offering these in-home health assessments.  Members may have been contacted for various reasons, including being high-risk, having no prior history with a Primary Care Physician or having a medical condition that would benefit from such an assessment.  These home assessments come at no charge to members and are performed by certified registered nurse practitioners, physicians and physician’s assistants.  Although not required, Blue Cross Blue Shield NC encourages its members to take advantage of the at-home assessment.

Typically, the at-home visit take about an hour and there is no lab work or blood work done during the assessment.  At the conclusion of the visit, the health provider will provide the member with information based on the outcome of the assessment and will discuss the importance of maintaining a relationship with a health care professional.  Members are being encouraged to follow-up with their PCP to discuss the outcomes of the assessment.

BCBSNC is committed to the health and well-being of its members.  Offering in-home health assessments is just one more way Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina is striving to insure the health of North Carolina residents.  For more information on Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina insurance coverage, please visit our website at www.nchealthplans.com or call our toll free number 888-765-5400 and speak with one of our experienced and professional agents.

 
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