Employees Retirement System of Texas

10/09/2024 | News release | Distributed by Public on 10/09/2024 21:14

New HealthSelect of Texas programs can help you manage your health

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Keep your heart, bones and mind in tip-top shape

HealthSelect of Texas® medical plans, including Consumer Directed HealthSelectSM and HealthSelectSM Secondary, will introduce new condition management programs at no additional cost to eligible participants: Hello Heart, Hinge Health® and Learn to Live. These programs can help you if are dealing with heart health issues, need musculoskeletal-related help or want to improve your mental health.

Eligibility

HealthSelect of Texas medical plan participants who are age 18 and older and living in the U.S., including those enrolled in Consumer Directed HealthSelect and HealthSelect Secondary, are eligible to enroll in the Hello Heart and Hinge Health condition management programs.

HealthSelect of Texas medical plan participants who are age 13 and older and living in the U.S., including those enrolled in Consumer Directed HealthSelect and HealthSelect Secondary, are eligible to enroll in the Learn to Live program. Some programs have other qualifying conditions.

Program highlights

  • Hello Heart focuses only on heart health with an aim to prevent or decrease the development or advancement of heart disease and other cardiovascular conditions. It includes a free Hello Heart blood pressure monitor that pairs directly with your smartphone. When you build a habit of monitoring blood pressure and other parts of heart health, you can create lasting lifestyle changes.
  • Hinge Health is a digital musculoskeletal care program led by a physical therapist. It gives you access to the Hinge Health mobile app and a care team including a board-certified health coach and physical therapist. This digital program is focused on exercise therapy designed to address a wide range of musculoskeletal conditions. It is available anywhere and at any time.
  • Learn to Live is an online, on-demand mental health program that you can do at your own pace. It is grounded in cognitive behavioral therapy. This style of therapy focuses on thoughts and actions and how adjusting those can positively impact your state of mind. Learn to Live provides online, coach-supported programs to help you overcome depression, insomnia, panic, stress, anxiety and worry, social anxiety and substance use.

You can also contact a Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas Personal Health Assistant toll-free at (800) 252-8039 (TTY: 711), 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. CT, Monday - Friday; 7 a.m. - 3 p.m. CT, Saturday; or via live chat 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. CT, Monday - Friday. Secure messaging and chat are available anytime you log into Blue Access for MembersSM. If you send a message, you'll get an email response in one to two days.