{"id":2073,"date":"2009-06-29T14:12:08","date_gmt":"2009-06-29T19:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/healthnews.nchealthplans.com\/?p=2073"},"modified":"2010-06-16T13:11:34","modified_gmt":"2010-06-16T18:11:34","slug":"every-health-care-dollar-counts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/2009\/06\/every-health-care-dollar-counts\/","title":{"rendered":"Every Health Care Dollar Counts"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>It&#8217;s more important than ever to be a savvy health care consumer.\u00a0 You can take charge of your <a href=\"http:\/\/healthnews.nchealthplans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/every-health-care-dollar-counts.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2085\" title=\"every-health-care-dollar-counts\" src=\"http:\/\/healthnews.nchealthplans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/every-health-care-dollar-counts-300x207.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/every-health-care-dollar-counts-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/every-health-care-dollar-counts.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \><\/a>health by knowing where your money goes and committing to live a healthier lifestyle.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>What we all pay out-of-pocket is a small percentage of the overall cost of health care.\u00a0 BCBSNC continues to look for more ways to make health care less of a burden and more of an advantage.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>You can take your dollar further by enrolling in free and discounted programs<\/em>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Improve your health and save money by joining Member Health Partnerships.\u00a0 These programs offer special tools and savings to help you lose weight, manage stress, quit tobacco and manage a host of other conditions.<\/li>\n<li>You might be eligible for discount programs including chiropractic care, vitamins and supplements, vision and Lasik, hearing aids, and weight management.<\/li>\n<li>Enjoy Blue365 Discounts with savings from selected companies on healthy lifestyle products and services.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Stay in-network<\/em>:\u00a0 Visiting in-network health care providers save you out-of-pocket costs.\u00a0 You can check out the online provider directory to see what doctors participate in our network and what deductible and coinsurance amounts may apply to your visit.<\/p>\n<p><em>Save money with generic drugs<\/em>:\u00a0 Did you know\u00a0that some drugs can cost 80 percent less than their brand-name counterpart?\u00a0 Make a habit of asking your physician or pharmacist if a generic option is available.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The information above is brought to you from BCBSNC, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">A Guide to a Healthier You,<\/span> 2009.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\" target=\"_blank\">health insurance coverage in North Carolina<\/a>\u00a0and how to utilize My Member Services, please visit our website at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\">www.nchealthplans.com<\/a> or call our toll free number 888-765-5400 and speak with one of our qualified agents. Our agency provides coverage for health insurance in North Carolina through <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\" target=\"_blank\">Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC). <\/a>You may qualify for a 15% healthy lifestyle discount if you are in excellent health. Call us for details.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s more important than ever to be a savvy health care consumer.\u00a0 You can take charge of your health by knowing where your money goes and committing to live a healthier lifestyle.\u00a0 What we all pay out-of-pocket is a small percentage of the overall cost of health care.\u00a0 BCBSNC continues to look for more ways [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[92,23,152,61,157],"class_list":["post-2073","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bcbsnc-insurance","tag-15-healthy-discount","tag-bcbsnc","tag-blue-cross-blue-shield-of-nc","tag-health-care-costs","tag-health-insurance-coverage-in-north-carolina"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2073","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2073"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2073\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2917,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2073\/revisions\/2917"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2073"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2073"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2073"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}