True Health New Mexico | true to your health | Spring 2018

No matter what state of health you’re in, we want to know about it. We have two online tools to help us understand your health situation and assist you when needed. Healthy Check-Up Questionnaire We created this 17-question interview to get a snapshot of your health and what healthcare services you have used in the past year. We keep your information confidential. Depending on your answers, we may contact you about health resources in your area. If needed, we will help you find an in-network provider. Complete the Healthy Check-Up by visiting truehealthnewmexico.com/ staying-healthy.aspx . Scroll to the bottom of the page. Health Appraisal The Health Appraisal (HA) is longer than the Healthy Check-Up. After you finish and submit the HA, you’ll get results that will tell you in which areas you are doing well, maintaining or may need improvement. In addition, your unique results will contain different links to wellness information about topics such as: exercise, nutrition, smoking cessation and a variety of conditions. The HA is also confidential. Take the HA at truehealthnewmexico.com/ health-risk-assessment.aspx . From there, you will be directed to our secure member portal to log in and take the HA. Know your mastectomy benefits Your health plan provides benefits for mastectomy-related services. This includes all stages of reconstruction and surgery to achieve symmetry between the breasts. It also includes prostheses and complications resulting from a mastectomy, including lymphedema. These benefits are required by the Women’s Health and Cancer Rights Act of 1998. Call Customer Service at 855-769-6642 to learn more. Delivery requires a minimum hospital stay New Mexico law requires at least 48 hours of inpatient care after a vaginal birth and at least 96 hours after a Cesarean section. Only the doctor in charge of the mother’s and baby’s care can decide to reduce the period of inpatient care for the mother or baby. The doctor must talk with the mother before making that choice. To learn more, please see the “Maternity Care” benefit description in your Member Handbook (also called an Evidence of Coverage). SPRING 2018 TRUE TO YOUR HEALTH is published as a health and wellness service for the members of TRUE HEALTH NEW MEXICO. Information comes from a wide range of medical experts. If you have any concerns or questions about specific content that may affect your health, please contact your primary care provider. Models may be used in photos and illustrations. 2018 © Coffey Communications, Inc. All rights reserved. THNM-ID0262-0218 Find us online: truehealthnewmexico.com Contact us: Customer Service : 855-769-6642 truehealthnewmexico.com/contact_us.aspx Michelle McRuiz, editor mmcruiz@truehealthnewmexico.com Facebook “f”Logo CMYK / .ai { G E T T I N G T O K N O W Y O U } Important health plan benefits for women { TRUE TO YOUR HEALTH } 3 { W E L L N E S S } WHY YOU NEED A PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER W hen it comes to good health, there’s one medical professional you sim- ply can’t do without: a primary care provider (PCP). This is your main provider—the person who will see you through nonemergency illnesses, from a sore back to a cough that won’t go away. He or she can treat most medical problems. And if not, this provider will get you to a specialist who can. But a PCP does more than help you feel better when you’re sick. He or she will help keep you healthy. And that means, among other things, partnering with you to catch small health problems before they become serious, and making sure you’re up-to-date on potentially lifesaving screening tests. Over time, your PCP will also get to know you as a person. That way you can feel comfortable talking about anything that’s bothering you—physically or emotionally. How valuable is a PCP? Studies show that people who have an ongoing relationship with one are less likely to die prematurely than those who don’t. You have options You—and your family—have a lot of choices when it comes to what type of PCP to see. There are many different kinds of PCPs, including: Family practitioners , who care for people of all ages, from newborns to seniors. Internists , who care for adults of all ages with many different medical problems. Pediatricians , who care for newborns, infants, children and adolescents. Geriatricians , who often care for older adults with complex medical problems. Obstetricians-gynecologists , who often serve as PCPs for women, especially those in their childbearing years. Nurse practitioners and physician as- sistants , who go through a different training and certification process than doctors but also provide excellent primary care. Sources: American Academy of Family Physicians; National Institutes of Health By your side