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The Importance of Establishing Care with a Primary Care Physician

A Primary Care Physician (PCP) manages your day-to-day health needs and leads your care. A PCP treats you when you’re sick, recommends preventive tests and screenings, and helps you get more advanced care from specialists, if needed. The time to establish care with a PCP is before you get sick. Watch this video with Viva Health’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Tara Bryant, and learn more about the importance of building a relationship with a PCP.

How to Use Your Home Blood Pressure Monitor

One of the most accurate ways to measure your blood pressure is to do it yourself, outside of the doctor’s office, in a comfortable setting, like your home. It’s called self-measured blood pressure monitoring or SMBP. This short video from the American Medical Association (AMA) will teach you the easy steps you need to take to use your home monitor so that you can share your readings with your provider and, together with your health care team, make better decisions about your health care.

COVID-19 Trusted Resources

Details about the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccines can change quickly. It’s important that you stay up-to-date and get the latest information from trusted resources. Watch this short video from Viva Health’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Tara Bryant, and see which websites she recommends.

Tips for Taking Blood Pressure Medicines as Directed

High blood pressure (hypertension) is one of the leading causes of heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, and death in the United States. One major cause of poor blood pressure control is not taking medications at the right time and in the right amount. But you can take steps to help you or your loved ones stick to the script! Watch this video from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to learn more. 

Heart Disease and Other Preventive Screenings

It’s not too late to schedule your preventive tests and screenings this year. Your primary care physician will determine when screenings for colon, prostate, or breast cancer are needed or when hearing or diabetic eye exams are due. Preventive screenings are covered by Medicare at no cost to you. Watch this video from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to learn about screenings for heart disease.

National Influenza Vaccination Week

December 6-12, 2020, is National Influenza Vaccination Week. This week is dedicated to reminding you that it’s not too late to get the influenza (flu) vaccine. Everyone 6 months of age and older should get the vaccine every season. This season, a flu vaccine is more important than ever to reduce the risk of flu for yourself, your family, and your community. It can also reduce the burden of flu illness on the health care system and save medical resources to care for people with COVID-19. Learn about protecting yourself and doing your part to help protect your community from flu by getting a flu vaccine this season by watching this video from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Thanksgiving Safety Tips During COVID-19

As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches, families are concerned about what the COVID-19 pandemic means for their annual family gathering. Enjoying this tradition can still be achievable — albeit different — according to experts from UAB and the Centers for Disease Control. Join Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo, Director of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, as she gives advice on how to celebrate Thanksgiving safely during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Viva Medicare 2021 Dental Benefits

One of the many benefits of being a Viva Medicare member is having a hassle-free dental allowance that can be used for preventive, diagnostic, and comprehensive dental care. Watch this video to learn more!

Managing High Cholesterol

Eat Smart Month and the Great American Smokeout both take place in November. Switching to a heart-healthy diet and quitting smoking are equally important if you’re trying to lower your cholesterol and reduce your risk of heart attack and stroke. Take a moment to watch this video from our partners at the American Heart Association as they share how simple lifestyle changes, and sometimes medications, can help you take control of your cholesterol and live a longer, healthier life.

American Diabetes Month

November is American Diabetes Month. Each day, 4,000 Americans are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes—a serious disease that can lead to kidney disease, blindness, and amputations. If you make healthy lifestyle changes, you might be able to prevent, delay, or even reverse type 2 diabetes.


Viva Medicare covers diabetes screening tests so you can find out if you have the disease. If you have diabetes, Viva Medicare also covers many of your supplies, including insulin, test strips, monitors, lancets, and control solutions. We also cover therapeutic shoes if you have diabetic foot problems. Ask your doctor about getting screened for diabetes and watch this short video to learn more about what’s covered by Medicare. Your Viva Medicare plan covers everything listed in the video and so much more.

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