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BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina’s blog offers members helpful information and insight into their health care. Learn more about the ins and outs of health insurance — what it means, how you can get the most out of it and what to consider when purchasing a new plan — find tips for healthy living and insight into careers at the company. In this space, you can read stories about the people at BlueCross who give back to our community, find advice about how to have conversations with your doctor and learn about how to help your business and employees thrive. There’s something in this space for everyone.
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In recent years, people have avoided alcohol for the month of January after the excesses of the holiday season. The Dry January trend has several health benefits for low to moderate drinkers. We broke down some key things to know about the monthlong challenge.
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This year's winner for the LiveLifeBlue award in the Midlands focuses its wellness programs on diversity and inclusion to make sure all employees can participate. The company shares other insights it has learned in reducing burnout through wellness efforts.
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Some of the most common questions members ask our customer service team center around ID cards. Here are important things everyone should know about their ID cards.
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Earlier this year, BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina rolled out a well-being platform to South Carolina members. The new platform offers ways for employers to challenge employees to strive for better health.
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Every year BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina and its employees give back through donations and volunteering efforts across the state. This year employees served almost 20,000 hours. Looking back on the year, we share just a few ways the company gave back in 2022.
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Heart health is central to overall health. One BlueCross health and wellness coach shares simple ways to live a healthy life for your heart.
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In 2019, the BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina Foundation joined Epworth Children's Home (ECH) to start the Epworth Center for Counseling (ECC) in the Midlands. The goal of the (ECC) is to give more access to counseling for high-risk children and families.
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The BlueScholars program offers select freshmen from Benedict College and Claflin University a four-year scholarship to cover tuition, room and board. Students can attend career development workshops and take part in summer internships at BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina. The goal is to give students an education while getting a head start on their careers.
Meet the first class of BlueScholars.
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