Blueprint magazine -- AUTUMN 2020
Blueprint magazine -- AUTUMN 2020 issue In this issue: -- Medicare your way -- Arkansas Blue Cross honored as Hunger Hero -- Blue packs 2 million meals for Arkansas! -- Welcome back! Your local ArkansasBlue welcome centers (including two new ones, in Little Rock and Rogers) are ready to serve you safely -- In person and personal; Visit an ArkansasBlue welcome center for a face-to-face visit -- Open Enrollment 2020 (November 1 - December 15) -- Open enrollment for Arkansas State and Public School Employees (OCTOBER 1-31) -- Medicare Annual Enrollment Period (October 15 – December 7) -- Introducing a new ... and better Arkansas Blue Medicare -- SilverSneakers® -- Vaccine volunteer; Chief Medical Officer’s reasons for participating are personal and professional -- Virtual health: Bringing healthcare to you -- Officer down ... Blue & You Foundation grant saves lawman’s life -- ANNUAL NOTICE: 2020 Summary of Benefits and Coverage – available November 15 for individual/family policyholders -- Women’s Health and Cancer Rights Act annual notice -- Notice of Privacy Practices Availability annual notice; Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield and Health Advantage -- Avoid the "twindemic": Get a flu shot!
Blueprint magazine -- AUTUMN 2020 issue
In this issue:
-- Medicare your way
-- Arkansas Blue Cross honored as Hunger Hero
-- Blue packs 2 million meals for Arkansas!
-- Welcome back! Your local ArkansasBlue welcome centers (including two new ones, in Little Rock and Rogers) are ready to serve you safely
-- In person and personal; Visit an ArkansasBlue welcome center for a face-to-face visit
-- Open Enrollment 2020 (November 1 - December 15)
-- Open enrollment for Arkansas State and Public School Employees (OCTOBER 1-31)
-- Medicare Annual Enrollment Period (October 15 – December 7)
-- Introducing a new ... and better Arkansas Blue Medicare
-- SilverSneakers®
-- Vaccine volunteer; Chief Medical Officer’s reasons for participating are personal and professional
-- Virtual health: Bringing healthcare to you
-- Officer down ... Blue & You Foundation grant saves lawman’s life
-- ANNUAL NOTICE: 2020 Summary of Benefits and Coverage – available November 15 for individual/family policyholders
-- Women’s Health and Cancer Rights Act annual notice
-- Notice of Privacy Practices Availability annual notice; Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield and Health Advantage
-- Avoid the "twindemic": Get a flu shot!
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Avoid the<br />
Get a flu shot!<br />
This year, more than ever, it is critical that<br />
you and your loved ones get the flu vaccine.<br />
Why? Because the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is still not<br />
under control in the United States. With flu season starting,<br />
many doctors are concerned the “twindemic” of two serious<br />
viruses circulating at once will be extremely dangerous.<br />
There currently isn’t an approved vaccine for COVID-19, but<br />
there is for the flu.<br />
And, we’re making it easy for many members. You and<br />
your family members who are older than age 7 may be<br />
able to get a flu shot at your pharmacy without even<br />
paying a copay. Some pharmacists who have been<br />
specially trained can even give flu shots to kids as young<br />
as age 3. Check with your pharmacy to see if you and<br />
your family are eligible for the flu shot at no cost to you.<br />
* A small percentage of people should not get a flu shot because<br />
of underlying health conditions. You can learn more at the<br />
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website (cdc.gov/flu).<br />
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It's that easy. Those are some pretty good<br />
reasons to get a flu shot. But in case you need<br />
more motivation, consider that:<br />
Hospitals and healthcare professionals will<br />
have their plates full with COVID-19-related<br />
illness this fall and winter, and an influx of flu patients<br />
could put even more strain on our overburdened<br />
healthcare system.<br />
It is possible to have COVID-19 and the flu at the same<br />
time, and having both of these illnesses simultaneously<br />
dramatically increases the likelihood that you might<br />
experience potentially life-threatening complications.<br />
You cannot get the flu from the vaccine. And while the<br />
vaccine is not a 100% guarantee that you will not get sick,<br />
if you do get the flu, having the vaccine could turn a bad<br />
case into a mild one.<br />
Make a plan for everyone in your family * to get a flu shot this<br />
year. And continue to wash your hands frequently, maintain<br />
proper distance in public and wear face coverings. Do it for<br />
yourself and those you love!
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