Chronic Disease

BlueCross BlueShield of Puerto Rico has “graduated” hundreds from its diabetes education program for Medicare Advantage members. Cultural sensitivity and personal connections are driving success.

Embedding pharmacists on primary care doctors’ teams can improve health, save money—and even save a life.

City on a Hill clinic is seeing more millennial patients than ever. But for many, a visit for a sore throat is turning into a conversation about more serious health problems.

BCBS Mississippi trains hospital staff to catch complications before they turn deadly. Plus, primary care doctors and OBGYNs work together to head off problems earlier.

More than 100 million U.S. adults currently live with diabetes or prediabetes and one of the most common complications of diabetes is blindness. Learn how BCBS companies are removing barriers ensuring diabetic patients receive necessary eye exams.

Through innovative partnerships, BCBS companies are leveraging the latest in healthcare technology to reverse diabetes trends and to help people gain control over their diabetes and take back their lives.

Richard Snyder, M.D., chief medical officer for Independence Blue Cross, says there’s no doubt insurers can play an integral role in addiction prevention and recovery.

What is precision medicine? Think about the last time you streamed a movie or bought a book online. You probably saw a series of...

“Quitting smoking is easy,” Mark Twain once quipped. “I’ve done it a thousand times.” Ask smokers who have tried to quit, and...

The global burden of cancer can sometimes have people at a loss for how they as individuals can help others in their struggle...

Amidst the ongoing debate over healthcare in our nation, there is one subject on which there is nearly unanimous agreement: we...

The Blue Cross Blue Shield Health IndexSM identifies tobacco use as a key factor in making substance abuse one of the top five...

For decades, the story of African-American health has been defined by inequalities. Segregation, institutional racism and a lack...

For decades, research has been able to directly link health and the economy. For example, a recent literature review from Cornell...

It started when Vanessa was 17. She was in a car accident, and a doctor prescribed OxyContin, a powerful opioid painkiller. By the...

At 40, Michael was active and fit, a regular jogger. But when he began experiencing chest pain during his morning runs, he decided...

More than 70 million Americans suffer from high blood pressure, which according to the Blue Cross Blue Shield Health IndexSM, is...

For millions of Americans, diabetes is an unexpected and life-altering diagnosis. This is true for Siani, a college student, who...

What is population health? We’re all familiar with our own healthcare needs: We do our best to stay fit and healthy, but...

For Chicago high school student Troyanna Anderson, asthma was a constant struggle. "I used to miss a lot of school and I also...

Heart disease is the number one cause of death among women in the U.S. killing nearly 300,000 women a year -- more than all forms...

Women live seven years longer than men, on average, in part because men are less likely to take good care of themselves. They...

The rate of obesity among Americans hit a record in 2015, with nearly one in three adults and one in six children considered obese...

According to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, 36,000 kids miss school and 27,000 adults miss work due to asthma...

Heart and Soul. If you ever took piano lessons as a child that song probably still echoes in your head. But Heart and Sole is...