Finding a COVID-19 Vaccine

Developing a COVID-19 vaccine is an essential step in protecting Americans. But, the stages of vaccine development are complex and time-consuming.

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Preparing for Flu Season in the Age of COVID-19

Preparing for flu season in the age of COVID-19 starts with getting the annual flu vaccine.

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The Advantages of Telemedicine, Both as a Patient and Caregiver

IBX Senior VP of Sales shares his first telemedicine experience with his oncologist. And then he realized that telemedicine helps caregivers, too!

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Health Insurance Company Comparison: Independence Blue Cross vs. Oscar and AmBetter

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Open Enrollment is here! When it comes to 2021 health insurance plans, we know you have choices. That’s why we work hard at Independence Blue Cross to provide you with a range of plans to meet your needs and budget. We offer the most health plan options — including HMO, PPO, and EPO health plans — in the Philadelphia region!...
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How to Create Your Medical Family Tree

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Chances are your family health history includes many common medical issues like diabetes, stroke, and cancer. The U.S. Surgeon General has declared Thanksgiving Day as National Family Health History Day, since it’s a time when multiple generations typically get together to celebrate. Even if you can’t gather around the table with all of your family in person,...
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Diabetes in the Time of COVID-19

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If you have diabetes, taking care of your health can be challenging during normal times. The COVID-19 pandemic can make it so much harder. I’d like to examine the pandemic’s impact on people living with diabetes, offer advice on how to stay safe and healthy, and what to do if you get the virus.

Increased Risk of Complications

If you have diabetes,...
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CMS Star Ratings: Keeping Insurers Focused on Improving Care for Members

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There are online ratings for everything nowadays: restaurants, vacation rentals, nail salons, car mechanics, and doctors, just for starters. Thanks to the worldwide communication explosion, consumers have vast amounts of information at their fingertips. And although we may sometimes feel overloaded with choices, I consider these online ratings an overall positive step to help us make good decisions about how we spend our time and resources....
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How to Manage Anxiety

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What if? These are usually the first two words that people with anxiety think when they are worrying. What follows are chains of intrusive, catastrophic thoughts that can be so distressing and distracting that they interfere with daily living. Racing ahead and making negative or threat-oriented predictions about the future comes from our ancient survival system doing what it thinks it needs to do to protect us....
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How to Get Help for Anxiety or Depression

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If you’re experiencing anxiety or depression, you may think that you just have to live with it or “tough it out.” The truth is that not getting help can have consequences beyond your thoughts and feelings. Depression and anxiety can affect your physical health and how you perform at home and at work. People who have other health conditions like diabetes or high blood pressure will find them difficult to manage without getting help for depression and anxiety....
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New Ways to Stay Connected this Holiday Season

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Stress during the holiday season is not uncommon. But, for the 2020 holiday season, we are also several months into a global pandemic. Despite all the unpredictability we’ve experienced this year, we can be sure of one thing: The 2020 holiday season will be unlike any other.

We Are Facing New Challenges

Even under the best circumstances,...
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Facing Stress with Self-care

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We’re all living through a stressful period of change, uncertainty, and even hardship. That kind of stress can trigger mental health concerns and exacerbate existing mental and physical health conditions. That’s why one of the things I am focusing on in my practice right now is making sure that people have good coping skills necessary for self-care....
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4 Reasons to Get a Flu Shot

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In true 2020 style, the upcoming flu season has the potential to be a doozy. Coinciding with a peak in COVID-19 infections, the possibility of contracting both the flu and COVID-19 is real. (Remember, it’s 2020.) This is why, this year, it’s more important than ever to prevent and reduce the spread of the flu....
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Family Health Insurance: Taking Care of Those Who Depend on You

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Nothing is more important than protecting your family’s health and well-being — enrolling in family health insurance is one of the most important ways to do just that. Here are four good reasons to keep your family covered:

1. Insurance for your family helps keep your family healthy

Health care isn’t just about taking care of illnesses and injuries when they arise....
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