Heart Failure Management Program

Approximately 5 million people in this country have heart failure (HF) and more than 550,000 are diagnosed with HF for the first time each year. Heart failure means that your heart is not pumping enough blood and therefore, enough oxygen, to meet your body’s needs.

Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania offers its Heart Failure Management Program to members/insureds to help improve their quality of life. If you have been diagnosed by your doctor with heart failure or have the following symptoms, take advantage of the valuable resources that Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania offers.

Symptoms of Heart Failure

• Shortness of breath
• Frequent cough or wheezing
• Bloating
• Swollen feet, legs and ankles
• Sudden weight gain
• Nausea or loss of appetite
• Fatigue or weakness
• Rapid or irregular heartbeat

Our Heart Failure Management Program will help you with symptom management as well as support you as you take the healthy actions you need to improve the quality of your life. A program Care Coordinator will offer you the education, resources and phone support you need to make a difference in your health. For more information, or to enroll in the program, call a Care Coordinator toll-fee at 1-866-262-4764, weekdays, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

To learn more about the Heart Failure Management Program, click here.

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