Poor dental care can lead to infection, chewing/swallowing problems, even heart, lung, and brain diseases, as well as an inability to enjoy our favorite foods!
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Poor dental care can lead to infection, chewing/swallowing problems, even heart, lung, and brain diseases, as well as an inability to enjoy our favorite foods!
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AZ Blue Best Life Plus (HMO): Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program (MDPP)
A diabetes prevention program using structured health behavior change. 9 in 10 cases of diabetes can be avoided by making key lifestyle changes.
AZ Blue Best Life Plus (HMO): Immunizations
When immunizations don't prevent disease entirely, they do lessen the severity of it. What is the best vaccine? The one you can get!
AZ Blue Best Life Plus (HMO): Diabetes Screening
1 in 10 people have diabetes. 1 in 5 people don't know they have it. Most don't even know they're at risk of developing it.
AZ Blue Best Life Plus (HMO): Depression Screening
The good news is that the majority of older adults are not depressed, however, millions of adults 65 and older do have some form of depression.
AZ Blue Best Life Plus (HMO): Colorectal Cancer Screening (Colonoscopy and alternatives)
Earn $30 in Rewards for completing a screening. 90% of colorectal cancers and deaths are preventable.
AZ Blue Best Life Plus (HMO): Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Testing (preventive blood tests)
Diagnostic blood tests for those who don’t currently have CVD. 1 in every 5 people die from CVD, so know the risk.
AZ Blue Best Life Plus (HMO): Cervical and Vaginal Cancer Screening (Pap Smear and Pelvic Exam)
Many older women do not realize that other problematic vaginal and pelvic issues can be addressed during these exams, not just cancer screening.
AZ Blue Best Life Plus (HMO): Annual Wellness or Physical Visit
Earn $50 in Rewards for completing an Annual Wellness or Physical Visit.
AZ Blue Best Life Plus (HMO): Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening (Triple-A or AAA)
8 in 10 people with a ruptured AAA die before reaching the hospital, and most never knew they had one.
