AZ Blue Best Life Plus (HMO): Diabetes Self-Management Training, Diabetic Services and Supplies

Almost 42% of those with diabetes don't properly use medication, and twice that don't eat right, exercise enough, or take care of their feet.

AZ Blue Best Life Plus (HMO): Supervised Exercise Therapy (SET)

Supervised exercise therapy (SET) is used to alleviate painful and disruptive symptoms associated with peripheral artery disease.

AZ Blue Best Life Plus (HMO): Smoking and Tobacco Use Cessation (Counseling to stop)

Tobacco use causes cancers throughout the body, not just in the lungs of smokers. Tobacco users spend $70 per week ($280/month) on tobacco products.

AZ Blue Best Life Plus (HMO): Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Care

SNF is post-acute care, typically following a hospitalization, provided most often in a facility, that involves licensed nursing care and oversight.

AZ Blue Best Life Plus (HMO): Services to Treat Kidney Disease

Dialysis is used in end-stage renal (kidney) disease to replace kidney function and cleanse the body of toxins.

AZ Blue Best Life Plus (HMO): Prosthetic Devices and Related Supplies

Prosthetics replace or restore lost functionality and include everything from orthotic shoes to implants to artificial limbs.

AZ Blue Best Life Plus (HMO): Podiatry Services

Podiatry is an essential service for those with vulnerable or problematic lower legs, ankles, and feet.

AZ Blue Best Life Plus (HMO): Outpatient Surgery

Many surgeries today are performed in ambulatory surgical centers or outpatient hospital facilities and do not require a hospital stay.

AZ Blue Best Life Plus (HMO): Outpatient Rehabilitation Services

Outpatient visits are most common for occupational therapy (OT), physical therapy (PT), and/or speech language therapy (ST) services.

AZ Blue Best Life Plus (HMO): Outpatient Hospital Services

Many services and procedures today are provided as outpatient in ambulatory service areas of the hospital or at freestanding health services centers.

AZ Blue Best Life Plus (HMO): Outpatient Hospital Observation

Observation is typically 23 hours and initiated to determine whether the patient needs admitted to the hospital (inpatient) or can be discharged.

AZ Blue Best Life Plus (HMO): Outpatient Diagnostic Tests and Therapeutic Services and Supplies

Includes therapeutic radiology services, diagnostic radiology services, diagnostic procedures and tests, surgical and splinting supplies, and lab services.