New Get Fit Online Cookbook
In March 2010, the US Office of Personnel Management (OPM) launched a healthy recipe challenge as part of the FedsGitFit initiative. View article
You've Got a Great Body ...Keep it that Way!
If your body has a say in the matter, it wants to stay healthy and keep you feeling good. Even though Mark Twain once claimed that "the only way to keep your health is to eat what you don't want, drink what you don't like, and do what you'd druther not," here are several easy-to-implement, fairly pleasant daily habits that will make your life healthier, more productive, and more enjoyable. View article
Keeping You and Your Family Well
While we are always there for you in times of injury and illness—and supporting you and your family when dealing with chronic conditions—we also want to be your partner in maintaining a healthier, happier lifestyle. View article
Generic Drugs Help Save You Money
Is the cost of prescription medications taking a big part of your budget? We have a partial solution — generic drugs. View article
See A Snapshot of Your Health
MyBlue Personal Health Record (PHR) is a secure and interactive way to access, store and update health related information online for each family member covered under your Service Benefit Plan enrollment. View article
The Value of Preventative Care
Preventive care is important to your health and well being at any age. It can help identify any health concerns or conditions in the early stages of development. View article
American Heart Month
You Heart Means So Much! February is American Heart Month. Send a heart-healthy message to someone whose heart is important to you... View article
A New Look For Blue Health Connection
There's a new look to Blue Health Connection on fepblue.org. Now, you can access more personalized tools and interactive resources designed to help you make informed decisions about your health care and the health care of your family. View article
Blue Distinction — What It Means For You
Blue Distinction is a quality designation that helps you find medical facilities that have demonstrated expertise in select procedures. It recognizes facilities that meet objective, evidence-based criteria for clinical quality. View article
Blue Health Assessment: A Great New Year's Resolution
Like millions of Americans, you may have made a New Year's resolution to live a healthier life. Maybe you want to exercise more, quit smoking or try to achieve a healthy weight. Unfortunately for most of us, we have good intentions but after a while the demands in your life or stress can turn resolutions into forgotten pledges. View article
Blue Health Assessment: Knowing Is The First Step
As a parent, you may feel that's it's your job to protect your family. Most parents have a few simple rules to encourage healthy behaviors, like everyone has to wear a seatbelt and TV is not allowed before dinner... View article
Getting Your Cholesterol Numbers
Most adults have had their cholesterol tested in the last five years. That is great news! It is also important since often you don't experience any symptoms when you have high cholesterol levels. View article
Health Care Costs and You
Health care costs affect everyone. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that Americans will spend $2.5 Trillion on health care in 2009. This means most Americans are going to pay about $9,500 more for health care in 2009. View article
Healthy Eating
With all the information about healthy diets, sometimes it is just too much information to comprehend. There are actually only a few things to remember when you are planning healthy meals and snacks for you and your family. View article
Heart Healthy Tests
You have taken your Blue Health Assessment and made an appointment with your physician for an annual exam. But what can you expect when you get to the doctor's office? View article
How To Talk To Your Doctor About Saving With Generic Drugs
Most doctors want to help keep their patient's health care affordable. However, some doctors may not know when generic drugs become available for certain prescription drugs...
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Increase Steps and Decrease Your Waistline with WalkingWorks
You can take the first step to better health by participating in the National Walk @ Lunch Day, sponsored by Blue Cross and Blue Shield Companies across the US. View article
Listen and Learn with Audio Health Library
Waiting. It's a part of our lives. We wait in traffic. We wait at sporting events. We wait in line at our favorite shops and restaurants. We wait at the doctor's office. Patience is a virtue, but exhibiting it is not always a delight. View article
Managing Your Medications
It's important that you use your medications safely and store them appropriately. It can be hard to keep track of when to take each medication and how much to take of each medication, especially when you are taking several medications for different conditions... View article
Maintaining A Healthy Weight
Most of us don't know what our healthy weight is for our body. We know that we feel better at a certain weight, but is that really our healthy weight? Your healthy weight is a weight that lowers your risk of health problems. View article
New Online Tools For 2010: Your Value-Added Resources
Your Service Benefit Plan coverage offers many tools on fepblue.org, at no additional charge to you, that provide additional value to your coverage and enhance your health and the health of your family. These tools can help you better understand and manage your health care benefits and puts the information right at your fingertips for easy access. Our online tools let you put the value of Blue to work for you. View article
Preventive Cancer Screenings Cost You Nothing
Benjamin Franklin once said, "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." Forget this and you might pay a high price... View article
Use Hospital Advisor And Know Before You Go
Did you know that as a member of the Service Benefit Plan you can get free, independent information on hospitals in your area? Our Hospital Advisor tool connects you with a variety of metrics that gauge hospital quality and can be customized to your condition. View article
Walking For Wellness
Walking is one of the easiest ways to get the exercise you need. You can add walking to your daily routine in so many ways, like taking the stairs instead of the elevator or parking further from the door where you work. View article
What's New On Customer eService?
Would you like to manage your enrollment online? Our Customer eService feature on fepblue.org gives you instant access to all your enrollment information and is available when it is convenient for you. It is like having your own personal Customer Service Representative when you need it and on your time schedule. View article
With Nurse Line, Get Answers To Your Pressing Health Questions
Is it a cold or your allergies? Strep or a scratchy throat? The flu or a fever? It's these kinds of questions that drive you to visit your doctor or your local emergency room because you want answers. View article
With The Conditions Center, Blue Health Assessment, And Walkingworks A Healthier Heart Is A Step Away
Start the year off by making an effort to get and stay healthy. One really important thing you can do immediately may help reduce your risk of heart disease... View article