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The 2011-2012 State Health Plan Benefit Booklet is now available online. You can view it online and even save it as a favorite page on your Internet Explorer for easy reference. Hard copies will be available in September by contacting Customer Service: 1-888-234-2416. |
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National Immunization Awareness Month |
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 August is National Immunization Awareness Month. It's a good time to review how important vaccines are in preventing diseases.
Vaccines are responsible for the control of many infectious diseases that were once common in the United States, including polio, measles, pertussis (whooping cough), mumps and tetanus, according to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention.
This month's Member Focus features articles on immunization topics. In addition, members may go to the Achieve Solutions® website for articles on how vaccines prevent disease and common myths about immunizations. For more information, use the website's search function in the upper right corner and enter "immunizations," then click on the articles. Members can also visit the State Health Plan's NC HealthSmart section of the website to view preventive care and immunization benefits.
Remember, prevention is still the best cure!
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Get Back to School the Healthy Way with NC HealthSmart |
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 Hey, parents! Are you busy preparing for the start of a new school year? NC HealthSmart can help you check one more item off your to-do list - making sure you and your children have all the recommended immunizations.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offer a complete vaccination schedule of recommended immunizations for all ages. The schedules are easy to read and broken down by age range: birth-6 years, 7-18 years, and over 18 years.
Click here for full article. |
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Member Discounts at Blue365 | |
 As a State Health Plan member, you have access to Blue365® services from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina. Blue365 offers health and wellness information and a variety of discounts to help you live a healthier lifestyle.
Blue365 services include health care resources, such as finding a doctor or hospital near you or learning more about specialty care centers. You can also research healthy travel and leisure ideas, and find tips on seniors' and children's health issues. In addition, you'll find:
- Discounts on gym memberships and weight management programs
- Personalized cardiovascular workout plans
- Travel discounts
To take a look at the resources and discounts offered through Blue365, go to the Blue Cross and Blue Shield website, login as a member and scroll down to the exclusive member discounts page. |
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Immunizing Pharmacists Ready to Give Vaccines | |
 As flu season approaches, it is time to begin thinking about getting your annual flu shot. Licensed and certified immunizing pharmacists in the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) network are contracted to provide and administer vaccinations, such as the flu, pneumonia and shingles in retail pharmacies.
Click here for full article.
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Stick It to the Flu | |
 Once again, the State Health Plan is promoting Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina's "Stick It to the Flu" program to make getting a seasonal flu shot convenient for Plan members. The seasonal flu vaccine will also include the vaccination for H1N1. One vaccination covers both.
Click here for full article.
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Adding Newborns to Your Health Coverage | |
 Having a baby? Congratulations! Please remember that you do have a choice of coverage effective dates for your newborn. Members have the option to add a newborn to the State Health Plan on the first day of the month in which the child is born or on the first day of the month following the date of birth.
For a newborn to be covered from the date of birth, the coverage effective date must be the first of the month in which the child is born.
Click here for full article.
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Updated ID Cards Coming in September | |
Follow-up Enrollment has concluded and members will be receiving new ID cards soon. The new cards will reflect member benefit plans and copay/coinsurance information. Now, members may more easily verify their plan selection. In addition to having either "Standard" or "Basic" listed at the bottom of the card, we have also added the corresponding 80/20 or 70/30 to the plan name. Please watch for your new cards in the mail.
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