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Our guides provide you with the skills, checklists and tips for caring for your loved one. Our content is authored by highly qualified registered nurses with a combined total of 60 years of expertise in various healthcare settings such as acute, community and home care.

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  • AZ Blue Best Life Classic (HMO): Therapeutic Massage Services

    Therapeutic massage aims to release tense and painful muscle knots that cause chronic physical discomfort, stress, headaches, and immobility.

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  • AZ Blue Best Life Classic (HMO): Vision Care

    Routine vision exams and standard eyewear. They say that life begins at 40, but so does faulty eyesight! Poor vision impacts safety, mood, and thinking.

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  • AZ Blue Best Life Classic (HMO): Outpatient Substance Abuse Services

    Ongoing group and individual therapy sessions are critical for mental health maintenance, including substance abuse and addiction services.

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  • AZ Blue Best Life Classic (HMO): Outpatient Mental Health Care

    Ongoing group and individual therapy sessions are critical for mental health maintenance and are offered at outpatient facilities.

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  • AZ Blue Best Life Classic (HMO): Opioid Treatment Program Services (OTP)

    Treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD). Tolerance and dependence are physical, addiction is psychological, and both need support to overcome.

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  • Acupuncture may help relieve chronic pain intensity. Even those with a fear of needles are able to embrace this ancient procedure.

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  • AZ Blue Best Life Classic (HMO): Cardiac Rehabilitation Services (Cardiac Rehab)

    Cardiac rehab reduces the chance of death in the 5 years after a heart attack or bypass by about 35%. It also improves heart failure status and outcomes.

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  • AZ Blue Best Life Classic (HMO): Cardiovascular Disease Risk Reduction Visit (therapy for cardiovascular disease)

    CVD is the #1 cause of death at a rate of 1 person every 34 seconds. Daily habits and actions profoundly determine whether CVD will develop.

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  • AZ Blue Best Life Classic (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.

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  • AZ Blue Best Life Classic (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.

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  • AZ Blue Best Life Classic (HMO): Bone Mass Measurement (Bone Density or BDM)

    1 in 2 women over age 50 will break a bone because of osteoporosis. Osteoporosis does not have symptoms and is usually discovered after a fracture.

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  • AZ Blue Best Life Classic (HMO): Breast Cancer Screening (Mammogram)

    Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women, and the second deadliest. Other breast issues are also identified by mammogram. Save the ta-tas!

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Helpful is an app to make caregiving easier. We integrate your loved one’s insurance benefits, medical records and caregiving guides into an immediate, accessible and user-friendly experience. Helpful supports your care needs by eliminating administrative tasks and providing technology to support your caregiving experience.

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