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October is breast cancer awareness month. Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among American women. Every year one in eight women are diagnosed with breast cancer in the United States and 2.3 million worldwide. Men can also be diagnosed with breast cancer. About…

The Annual Enrollment Period (AEP) is from October 15 – December 7 each year. Medicare health and drug plans can make changes each year such as cost, coverage, and which pharmacies and providers are in their networks. During the AEP you can change your Medicare…

Patients are now being seen at the new CoxHealth Harrison Clinic, which opened its doors on Monday, September 11th. Located at 1401 Highway 62 65 North in Harrison, Arkansas, the new clinic is on the second floor of the Medical Plaza building, which is shared…

Cox HealthPlans (CHP) has completed its re-accreditation process with the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) and has received another full 3-year accredited term. CHP first achieved AAAHC accreditation in 2020, establishing CHP as a health plan that meets nationally recognized standards for high…

More people with Medicare, Medicare Part D, and Medicare Advantage Plans can get protection against disease and severe illness by staying up to date with immunizations with no out of pocket costs. Medicare Part D now covers these vaccines and more at no cost to…

Cox HealthPlans and CoxHealth provide free programs and events for our members? Below are some of the programs that are offered throughout the month: Advance Directives Workshop – Learn more about advance care planning and advance directives. Staff will help you complete a legal advance directive…

To ensure that CoxHealth Plans is meeting the needs of our members, we will be sending out our annual Member Satisfaction Survey. We will be emailing the survey to members and look forward to receiving your feedback. If you need help completing the survey or…

While we all look forward to having fun in the sun, people of all ages should be cautious of heat-related illnesses during the heat of summer. Health problems such as cardiovascular, lung, or kidney disease; being on several prescription medications at the same time; taking…

Men’s Health Week is June 12-18, 2023. The goal of men’s health week is to increase the awareness of preventable health problems, urge men and boys to take charge of their overall health by implementing healthy living decisions and encourage early detection and treatment of…

Did you know? 1 in 5 Americans will develop skin cancer by the age of 70. Having 5 or more sunburns doubles your risk for melanoma. An estimated 3.6 million cases of Basal Cell Carcinoma are diagnosed in the U.S each year. More people are…

High blood pressure or Hypertension is when your blood pressure, the force of your blood pushing against the walls of your blood vessels, is consistently too high. When left untreated, the damage that high blood pressure does to your circulatory system is a significant contributing…

Cox HealthPlans (CHP) is committed to ensuring that members have access to and receive primary care and behavioral health services in a timely manner. Standards are also in place for telephone access to member services. CHP monitors access through a variety of measures, including appointment…