Things You Can Do

Learn simple choices you can make to stay healthy and help keep health care affordable.

• Eat Responsibly
• Practice Safety/Prevention
• Manage Chronic Disease
• Step Up Physical Activity
• Save the ER for Emergencies
• Request Generic Drugs
• Develop an Ongoing Relationship with Your Doctor

Blue Care Connection^®*

Members can start their journey to wellness with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico (BCBSNM). Our Blue Care Connection program provides online tools and phone services to help you start – and continue – on the road to good health. If you have a health problem, Blue Care Connection also provides resources to help you manage your condition.

• Preventive Care
• Disease Management Programs
• Maternity Program
• Weight Management Program
• Tobacco Cessation Program
• BlueCare Dental Connection
• Case Management Services
• 24/7 Nurseline
• Online Health Care Tools – including Personal Health Manager
• Be Smart. Be Well. – a Wellness Web Site

Articles For Your Health

Check out some articles from the current issue of Blues Healthline, our member newsletter.** These articles have useful information about important health topics. You can also review articles from previous newsletters. Members can access newsletters by logging in to Blue Access® for Members and selecting My Health.

• Help your family stay well 
• Breast Cancer: Get the straight facts 
• The ABCDs of skin self-exams 
• Aging Well: Preventing a second heart attack 

*Blue Care Connection (BCC) is available to most BCBSNM members; however, some BCC programs and services may not be available to individual plan members or to groups who selected another health services vendor. Members can verify if they have access to Blue Care Connection programs and services by calling the Customer Service number on the back of their ID card, or by contacting their employer group benefits administrator.

**Blues Healthline is available for members with BCBSNM commercial health insurance plans. BCBSNM Medicare and Medicaid plan members receive different newsletters.