There’s all kinds of information available these days that outline why living a healthy lifestyle is important. Research shows eating right, exercising, avoiding bad habits like smoking and too much alcohol may lead to longer life. Unfortunately we have a long way to go to turn around present lifestyles. A study by JAMA Internal Medicine
Our members often ask us what happens to health insurance premiums they pay. Here’s a quick explanation. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska charges premiums in exchange for providing our members with health insurance coverage. Health care costs are the primary driver of health insurance premiums. Premiums are intended to cover the full costs
For Lamya Ali, gardening is a refuge. “It is therapeutic for me,” she says. “It relieves stress; it is very relaxing and calming. I don’t know if that’s in my roots because my grandparents were farmers.” During the growing season, you’ll often find her near 18th and F Streets in Lincoln, tending a plot in
Molly Troxel, 15, was born with a type of live-in-the-moment fearlessness. She rock-climbs and zip-lines, has no problem singing in front of a crowd and loves to downhill ski. “I want to be a Paralympic skier,” she says. A host of health challenges? Molly was born with those too. An inherited disease called Leber congenital
