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6 Ways Personal Health Guides Can Make Your Life Easier
Understanding health plans and coverage can be overwhelming, and when you need help, you want it right away! Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX) *Personal Health Guides (PHGs) are here for you anytime. They’re specially trained to know your coverage* inside and out and can even lighten your load a little.
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*Know Your Benefits*
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Navigating the Referral Process
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 think!*
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*Be a Better Health Care Consumer*
Health care costs across the country are rising, but *being proactive and using your benefits wisely can help* keep your out-of-pocket costs down.
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*Better Health, Better You*
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5 Reasons to Get Your Annual Care
You don’t always have to be sick to go to the doctor. *Being proactive and getting preventive screenings and annual wellness exams can help diagnose serious illnesses* *early* and improve your health.
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*New TRS-Care Medicare Advantage Enrollees*: Participants enrolling in the TRS-Care Medicare plans with a *coverage start date on or after Jan. 1, 2023* must send their Medicare Beneficiary Identifier (MBI) to TRS. You may either mail or fax (512-542-6575) the form to TRS, or call us at 1-888-237-6762. If TRS does not get your MBI, TRS will not be able to enroll you, and you risk losing TRS-Care coverage altogether. If your TRS-Care Medicare Advantage coverage began prior to Jan. 1, 2023, you do *not *need to send your MBI to TRS. " "
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