Posted on July 14, 2023
Health New England partners with WebMD ONE® to bring you a customized Healthy Directions web portal. This portal is your one-stop shop for health and wellness information, tools and resources, including the comprehensive Health Assessment. The Health Assessment is a 15-minute survey with questions related to your health, lifestyle and overall well-being. Reasons to complete […]
Posted on April 27, 2023
Osteoporosis is a bone disease that makes bones weaker and more likely to break. Older women are most vulnerable to developing osteoporosis. Their estrogen levels, which help protect bone density, decline after menopause. That’s why it’s recommended that women 65 and older get bone mineral density tests to see if they already have the disease […]
Posted on June 19, 2019
Do you use apps on your phone to stay healthy and help track your activity? Well, now you can use your Health New England Wellness Reimbursement to help pay for those, effective July 1, 2019. In addition to the Wellness Reimbursement increase for 2019 to $200* per individual and $400* per family per calendar year, […]
Posted on May 13, 2019
For Health New England Medicare Advantage Plan Members Join us at the following Health, Wellness and Member Appreciation events. We partner with local experts to inform you and help keep you healthy. These sessions are free for our members. Blood Pressure and Exercise Tuesday, August 13, 4:00–5:30 p.m. Baystate Health Education Center, 361 Whitney Ave., Holyoke, […]
Posted on March 8, 2019
For Health New England Medicare Advantage Plan Members Medication Concerns Tuesday, April 2, 6:00–7:00 p.m. Baystate Health Education Center, 361 Whitney Ave., Holyoke, MA Join Jason Cross, PharmD, BCACP, Baystate Pharmacy Services, for a discussion about medications, common interactions and side effects, safety tips and much more. Refreshments will be served. Free event. Depression in […]
Posted on February 14, 2019
HEALTHY CHOICES REWARDS | A Wellness Program for Health New England Members Our Healthy Choices gives you access to resources so you can be proactive about your health and wellness, and then rewards you for your efforts. Healthy Choices is a free online program located on our Healthy Directions web portal at webmdhealth.com/hne. For every healthy choice you […]
Posted on June 13, 2018
Americans love to travel, especially by air. We recline our seat backs, pop in our earphones, and settle down for a nap at 30,000 feet as soon as we feel the plane’s wheels retract. While most of us don’t think twice about flying, sitting next to a passenger who coughs into his hand and then […]
Posted on April 19, 2018
At Health New England, we care about your health and want to help you live a healthy lifestyle. We have partnered with WebMD® Health Services to bring you a one-stop-shop for health and wellness information, tools and resources. As a Health New England Medicare Advantage member, you have access to the online Healthy Directions Web […]
Posted on September 15, 2017
We want to help make important lifestyle choices a little easier for you. As a Health New England Medicare Advantage plan member, you have a Fitness Center, Weight Watchers® and Over-The-Counter Items Allowance to help you stay healthy. This is a combined benefit total of up to $150 per calendar year for a fitness center […]
Posted on June 23, 2017
At Health New England, we strongly believe that your health plan should do more than just pay for doctors’ bills when you are sick. That’s why, in addition to our full range of benefits, we offer our employer groups a tailored, comprehensive worksite wellness program option, called Healthy Directions. Healthy Directions is designed specifically for your worksite and […]