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What's Happening at the Health Plan?
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We've moved!
SWHP has moved to our new location on the Scott & White (S&W) West Campus. The move occured the weekend of December 10, 2010. We have outgrown our current space on the main S&W campus on 31st Street in Temple, TX. In addition, we are consolidating several Temple locations, where we have employees, into one central location.
Cooperative Care Program
“When you have a chronic disease, prevention starts at home,” says Beth McMurtry, RN-BC,CDE Cooperative Care nurse, “and that’s what we help patients understand.”
The Cooperative Care pilot program, initiated by the Scott & White Health Plan, gives the patient ongoing access to his healthcare team, long after he has gone home.
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Free to our members - VitalCare Disease and Condition Guidance
Through VitalCare, members have free access to a Health Coach by phone anytime, day or night. A Health Coach is specially trained to provide members with health information and support.
VitalCare Health Coaches have on average 10 to 15 years of experience and are trained, caring health professionals, such as nurses, respiratory therapists, or dietitians. They are available 24/7 to answer mermbers' questions. Health Coaches support members and their families as they work with their doctors to make the best health choices.
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 Staying Well with Asthma
Tired of asthma leaving you out of breath and feeling sick? Follow these 3 steps to manage your asthma.
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Is it A Cold, The Flu or Allergies?
You live in Central Texas, it’s Spring and you have the sniffles. Your throat is sore and you have a headache. Do you have a cold, the flu, or is it allergies? How can you tell?
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Preventing Colon Cancer
Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States for both men and women combined. This year, approximately 140,000 new cases of colorectal cancer will be diagnosed and 56,000 people will die from the disease.
But you can prevent it.
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Have you donated blood lately?
Here are the top 10 reasons to donate blood at Scott & White!
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There's an App for that!
 Scott & White Health Plan (SWHP) is making it easier for its customers to find a doctor or medical office on the fly with its new iPhone app. This innovative app – My SWHP – will help our members quickly and easily locate any provider or facility, including urgent care facilities, in the SWHP network from their iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. The free app uses your location to locate providers and access additional information. All in real-time.
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New! Dialog Center
Our new Dialog Center allows members to
- contact a Health Coach by e-mail,
- look up information on medical conditions and drugs,
- watch videos made by patients and/or doctors,
- use interactive tools such as quizzes and calculators
- check on symptoms they may be having, or
- just read the latest health news.
The Dialog Center also contains our Shared Decision Making resources. Our resources give members reliable tools and information to help make important medical decisions. Members use them to become better informed about their condition, so they can work more closely with their doctor when discussing treatment.
Take advantage of this FREE program!
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Study of Employee Benefits Trends
For the eighth consecutive year, MetLife has surveyed employers and employees on pressing issues facing the U.S. benefits industry today and compiled the results in its annual Study of Employee Benefits Trends.
source: metlife.com
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Health Care Reform for 2011
- Insurers must allow parents to keep an adult child up to age 26 on their health plan and those young adults can't be charged more than any other dependent.
- Insurers can't charge co-pays or deductibles for preventive services such as breast cancer screening and cholesterol tests.
- Insurers must cover children up to age 19 with a preexisting medical condition.
- Insurers cannot cancel coverage once you get sick, a practice known as “rescission.”
- Consumers get direct access to physicians
- No additional payments can be required for out-of-network emergency room care
- Annual limits on coverage will be going away.
- No lifetime limits: All plans, even "grandfathered" plans will be prohibited from setting dollar limits on lifetime coverage
Source: http://healthsprocket.com/hs/node/351 based on Kaiser Health News, September 23, 2010. “Health Law's 8 Changes That Begin Today — And 7 Caveats.
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"Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity."
- John F. Kennedy
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VitalCare MoveTM can help your employees lead a more active lifestyle.
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Adding physical activity to your routine doesn't have to be difficult. VitalCare MoveTM helps you find the strength and confidence to live a more active life.
VitalCare MoveTM is a free online fitness plan that takes an innovative approach. It is designed to help individuals reframe their personal thoughts and address their specific barriers to physical activity.
source: healthmedia.com
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