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Heart failure management program

Heart failure means the heart muscle becomes weak and does not pump your blood as well as it should to supply the needed oxygen and nutrients to your body.

You can manage your heart failure

HF is a chronic medical condition that will not disappear. However, you can manage your condition and live an active life by following a treatment plan. Talk to your doctor about:

• Taking either an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE inhibitor) or angiotensin receptor blocker medication
• Decreasing your salt intake to prevent excess fluid from building up in your body
• Weighing yourself daily to see if you are retaining water
• Developing an exercise plan to strengthen your heart, lungs and muscles
• Getting a flu shot every year
• Getting a pneumonia shot (based on your doctor’s recommendation)

Heart Failure Management Program

The Heart Failure Management Program is available to all our members 18 and older who have been diagnosed with HF that is not correctable with surgery. If you have been diagnosed with noncorrectable HF, you will be automatically enrolled.

This program will help you understand heart failure, how it affects your life and how you can better manage your condition. A few times each year, you’ll receive our Lifestyles for Heart Disease newsletter, which will help you:

• Understand HF, its symptoms and its treatment
• Learn dietary management and self-monitoring skills
• Understand the importance of ACE inhibitor medication

For more information about the Heart Failure Management Program, call 800-392-4247, TTY 800-257-9980, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday (excluding holidays).

Care management

Case managers provide individual education and counseling, and coordinate care with physicians, for members who need complex care.

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