LCHP Health and Fitness Summer08-2

enhanced benefits for 2008-2009
Lovelace Salud! provides extra benefits. These are also called “enhanced” benefits.
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teen pregnancy
Every year in America,
there are nearly one million teen pregnancies.
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well-child check ups
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financial stress
Money is the number one source of stress for Americans, according to the American Psychological Association’s Stress in America Survey
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newsletter survey
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getting ready for baby classes
Please call Community
Education at 343.6330 to
register for classes or for more information.
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breathe easier
Avoid common asthma triggers.
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pregnancy
counseling
Caring for your baby begins before you become pregnant.
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healthy recipes
Zucchini Saute with
Oregano and Walnuts.
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get a mammogram
In New Mexico during 2007 1,080 women will be diagosed with breast cancer.
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fruit & vegies
more matters –
visit mypyramid.gov.
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dream team
UNM Cancer Center now exclusive provider of cancer care
for Lovelace Community Health Plan members
Lovelace Health System and the University of New Mexico’s Cancer Research and Treatment Center are excited to announce an important new partnership in cancer care.

Starting October 1, 2008, the UNM Cancer Center will become the exclusive provider of medical oncology and hematology services for Lovelace Health Plan members. The UNM Cancer Center was named one of the top 50 cancer centers in 2006 by U.S. News and World Report.

“This new partnership means Lovelace members will have access to the expertise of the state’s largest team of board-certified oncology physicians and to important clinical trials,” said Dennis Wilson, CEO of Lovelace Health Plan. “This is truly an exciting day for our medical oncology patients and for cancer care in New Mexico.”

“As one of the nation’s leading cancer centers, our goals are not only to conduct ground-breaking research in the fight against cancer, but to assure that all New Mexicans have access to comprehensive cancer diagnosis and treatment through our statewide cancer care network,” said Cheryl Willman, MD, director and CEO of the UNM Cancer Research and Treatment Center. “This important partnership will help us meet those goals. We look
forward to working with community physicians and Lovelace Health System to provide outstanding care for
Lovelace Health Plan patients.”

The agreement means Lovelace Health Plan and Lovelace Insurance Company members will have access to
new cancer treatment technologies and to new cancer therapies through important clinical trials currently under way at the UNM Cancer Center.

“A cancer diagnosis can be the most difficult news a patient can receive,” Wilson said. “Our goal is to give
our Lovelace Health Plan members the best chance to have a successful outcome. The UNM Cancer Center
is the only cancer center in New Mexico that is a National Cancer Institute-designated cancer research and
treatment center.”

Lovelace Connect

lovelace connect

Lovelace now offers free wireless
internet access at all of its hospitals

In mid-June, Lovelace Health installed Lovelace Connect, a wireless internet system in all of its hospitals. Lovelace Connect will allow patients and their guests to have free wireless internet access during their stays.

Free wireless internet is now available at Lovelace Medical Center, Lovelace Women’s Hospital, Lovelace Westside Hospital and Lovelace Rehabilitation Hospital. It is available in all patient rooms and in all common areas.

“Providing a high level of comfort and convenience for our patients and their families can be key to a successful and speedy recovery,” said Ron Stern, President and CEO of Lovelace Health System. “By offering Lovelace Connect free wireless to our patients, we are attempting to provide an important comfort of home and a vital line of communication to the outside world. We just hope that our recovering patients remember to rest and that they don’t use the wireless internet to try to get work done.”

CHANGE OF ADDRESS FOR CLAIM SUBMISSION

Effective July 1, 2008, the claim submission address will change. This is primarily for providers to submit claims. For the benefit of your provider, this address appears on the back of your member ID card.

As new member ID cards are issued, they will reflect the new address.

Old Address:

Lovelace Health Plan
P.O. Box 760
Pueblo, CO 81002-0760

After July 1, 2008 new address will be:

Lovelace Health Plan
P.O. Box 30536
Salt Lake City, UT 84130-0536

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