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Health insurance can be complicated. Whether you’re purchasing health insurance for the first time or just needs some help navigating the marketplace, we have the answers to your most pressing questions. 1. When can you buy health insurance? If you buy your health insurance through the marketplace, not through your employer, there are a few times you’re able to purchase a plan. The first is during Open Enrollment, which occurs each November. This year, the open enrollment period will be … Continue reading “5 questions to ask before picking a health insurance plan”

Medication errors causes thousands of deaths every year. More than 30% of those errors are the result of confusing medicine labels.1 If you’ve taken a lot of prescription medications or been a caregiver for someone who does, this might not surprise you. The average American reads at the 8th grade level, but medicine descriptions are written for college graduates.2 Then there’s the small print, the acronyms, the hard-to-find warning labels… Plus, the needlessly confusing instructions (I’m looking at you, “Take … Continue reading “Knowing how to read medicine labels saves lives”

If you’ve ever gone to the doctor and left feeling more confused than when you went in, you are not alone. Hearing complex medical information can raise questions, and we don’t always feel comfortable asking our doctors to clarify when we don’t understand something. When I first got sick with a chronic illness, I felt like my doctors were speaking another language. They were throwing around six- and seven-syllable words I’d never heard before. I hadn’t taken a human anatomy … Continue reading “Embarrassed to ask questions at the doctor? Five tips to open the conversation”

Knowing where to go when you have a health scare is vital to getting the care you need, when you need it. Choosing the right place to go will also save you time and money. That’s why I was surprised recently to learn that most visits to the Emergency Room (ER) are not, in fact, emergencies. According to CBS News, the most common type of visit to the ER is one of moderate severity. (Think having a severe cough or … Continue reading “Should I go to the ER, Urgent Care or My Doctor’s Office?”

Preventive care is important to your health—and it comes at no additional cost to you. Preventive care (sometimes called “preventative care”) is routine health care that helps prevent illness, disease and other health problems. It can help you stay healthy and find out early if you are at risk for developing a health problem. It could even save your life. Many screenings and tests are covered at no extra cost to you as part of your health plan. To help … Continue reading “Take advantage of these 10 no-cost health care services”

Mental health professionals are in high demand right now. Given that we’re eighteen months into a deadly global pandemic, this is no surprise. Many of us are grieving the loss of loved ones, jobs, plans, and normalcy. And if that’s not hard enough, the stresses of our everyday lives haven’t stopped. At Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC), your total health is our top priority, now more than ever. That includes your mental and emotional … Continue reading “How to find a therapist if you’ve never had one before”