Surprise ambulance bills can be frustrating, especially when you think your health insurance plan will help pay for the service. Here's what you need to know and ask your provider ahead of scheduling a non-emergent transport.

What is a Surprise Ambulance Medical Bill and Who Does It Affect?

For those who donate blood frequently, iron levels may not recover as quickly and may need to be replenished after donation or boosted before donation in order to avoid sustained low iron levels.

How Frequent Blood Donors Can Replenish Iron

What time of day or what day of the week you weigh yourself may affect the accuracy of your weight tracking, as well as how soon you weigh yourself after eating or drinking or if you keep a consistent weighing schedule. Learn when to weigh yourself, how often to weigh yourself and other factors that can affect the accuracy or usefulness of weight tracking. 

When is the Best Time to Weigh Yourself? & Other Things to Know 

Graves’ disease and Hashimoto’s disease are both autoimmune diseases. Autoimmune conditions cause the immune system to attack some part of the body errantly, and in the case of these diseases, it is the thyroid.  

Graves’ Disease vs. Hashimoto’s Disease 

A hidden disability is a physical, mental or neurological condition that is not immediately apparent from the outside, yet can limit or challenge a person’s movements, senses or activities.

What are Hidden Disabilities? 

Not everyone who has dementia or Alzheimer's in their family history will develop dementia as they age. Environmental and lifestyle factors contribute to the risk of developing dementia as well, and they may be altered to lower the risk. 

What Can I Do If I Have a Family Health History of Dementia? 

Those with a family history of heart disease are more than twice as likely to develop heart disease as those who don’t. If you do have a family history of heart disease, there are steps you can take to improve your heart health and lower the risk of developing heart disease. 

What Can I Do If I Have a Family History of Heart Disease? 

Learn more about a free upcoming webinar, titled “The Golden Years: Easing the Transition to Retirement Health Coverage,” led by Terry Rush, director of Senior Health Services Sales & Retention at Blue Cross.

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