Our Position on Key Health Care Issues
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico has created a series of Point of View statements that express our position on key health care issues. These statements describe our core beliefs and approach on high-priority topics, and provide a brief overview of the marketplace.
• Customer Ownership  Unlike a stockholder-owned company, a customer-owned company enjoys perfectly aligned interests. |
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| • Medical Care Management Effective medical care management can help increase employee productivity, drive more appropriate utilization of health care resources and have a positive impact on health care costs. |
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| • Metabolic Syndrome Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) places people at high risk for developing diabetes, cardiovascular disease and other debilitating illnesses. It also jeopardizes the health and productivity of employees. |
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| • Wellness The wellness movement presents a strategic opportunity for employers to improve employee health and productivity, while also addressing rising health care costs. |
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