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Healthy employees make for healthy companies. Employers can use this guide to find articles on new Blue KC products and services, changes to plans and benefits, operational updates, and other valuable resources to help your employees live healthy.

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Oct 11, 2024

Employee Resources

Mammography – The gold standard

Breast cancer is the most common cancer for American women, except for skin cancers, and women have a one in eight chance of developing it in their lifetime1. While breast cancer deaths have decreased, Black women are 41%2 more likely to die from breast cancer than white women. But when detected early, the five-year survival rate […]

Oct 9, 2024

Behavioral Health

Suicide and Its Survivors

The most recent data from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) reports that over 49,000 Americans die by suicide, making it the 11th leading cause of death in the nation. It accounts for one death every 11 minutes in the U.S. Surviving an Attempt Those who have attempted suicide describe being stuck in a state […]

Oct 8, 2024

Behavioral Health

Creating Safe and Secure Spaces to Minimize Suicide Risk

Creating safe and secure spaces for individuals at risk of suicide is a critical aspect of prevention that involves both physical and emotional environments to foster safety, open communication and trust. The following guidance can help you create such spaces, especially for someone returning home after a hospitalization for a suicide attempt. Managing Post-Hospitalization Care […]

Oct 7, 2024

Cost Savings

Primary Care First program surpasses $100 million in total savings over three years

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City (Blue KC) is proud to announce that its groundbreaking Primary Care First (PCF) program improved quality of care for patients and saved more than $50 million in healthcare costs for members attributed to the program’s participating providers in 2023, helping curtail the impact of medical cost inflation […]

Oct 1, 2024

Behavioral Health

Suicidal Ideation: Know the Signs

In 2022, more than 49,000 people in the U.S. died by suicide and an estimated 1.6 million suicide attempts were made, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Suicide is now the 11th leading cause of death in the nation. If you notice the first warning signs of suicidal ideation, whether it’s […]

Sep 19, 2024

Preventive Care

New COVID vaccine, free at-home tests now available

The updated COVID-19 vaccine is now available for $0. To find a COVID vaccine provider near you, search vaccines.gov. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends a single dose of the updated mRNA COVID-19 vaccine for anyone six months and older. It is especially important for individuals who are: Why is an updated […]

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