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Keep Yourself and Others Safe from a Sharps Injury
The Pulse December 2024 Sharps are medical tools that cut or pierce the skin to manage treatment for allergies, diabetes, cancer, infertility and other conditions in a health care facility or at home. Sharps are: needles – devices that poke the skin to …
Navigating the Referral Process
The Pulse September 2023 Your Primary Care Provider (PCP) can manage your care, but there may come a time when you need to see a specialist for a specific medical condition. While the referral process might seem overwhelming, it’s simpler than you …
Hospice vs. Palliative Care
The Pulse December 2024 Thinking and talking about end-of-life care can be hard. But offering the best possible care during difficult times may help bring you and your family comfort . It may help to know that patients and families who have participated …
All About Respiratory Illness
The Pulse October 2024 Your chances of catching a viral illness are higher at certain times of year, like back to school, when temperatures begin to drop and during the fall and winter holidays . Viruses can cause varying degrees of illness, from minor …
Contract Negotiations: What Does it Mean for You?
The Pulse April 2024 When you see your provider, they're in-network because they have a contract with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas or UnitedHealthcare . It means your provider and the insurer agreed to a set price for each treatment or procedure …
Importance of Dental and Oral Hygiene
The Pulse January 2025 Maintaining good dental and oral hygiene is crucial for overall health and well-being . And if you recently enrolled in TRS-Care Dental, your benefits started Jan. 1, 2025 . Dental Hygiene Dental hygiene focuses on keeping your …
Hypertension – What is it and What can you do About it?
The Pulse October 2024 Hypertension is the clinical word for high blood pressure . Whichever term you use for it, the condition is more common than you think , and more dangerous than you may realize if left untreated . Knowing what to do to keep …
Top 5 Tips for Diabetes Management
The Pulse November 2023 Learning you have diabetes can be difficult, especially when you consider the lifestyle changes you may need to make to get and stay healthy . The good news is your health plan makes it easy to manage your diabetes , with …