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Primary care helps your healthcare provider identify any medical problems before they may become major. Preventive services can detect and fight against illnesses and diseases in earlier, more treatable stages.1 Together, they may help lower the risk of illness and help you save on medical care costs. Home-based primary care and preventive services available to our membersHouse callsHumana works with primary care providers who make house calls, so you dont have to travel for medical care. One of these providers, Heal, can meet you in your home, talk to you by phone or through video chat.* Learn more about Heal  *Other providers may be available in our network.  Virtual visitsWhen youre sick and cant visit your regular healthcare provider, or you need emotional well-being support, help is just a call away. With virtual visits, also called telemedicine or telehealth, you may be able to connect with your own doctor or another medical professional anytime. Some providers may offer virtual visits 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Learn more about virtual visitsCare managementHumana offers a variety of care management services to eligible members with Medicare Advantage plans. These services provide a patient-centered approach to care that may include support from a personal care manager, educational materials and other resources based on a members specific needs. Some examples of Humana care management services include telephonic care management and chronic kidney care management.  Learn about telephonic care management.In-home health and well-being assessmentThis free, annual detailed health review is conducted in your home to give your physician an extra set of eyes and ears so we can help you get the best care. Members can learn and take advantage of the information or resources available to feel more in control of your health and well-being.  Learn more about the in-home health and well-being assessment  Call Humana MN today for more information at 952-253-3540

Welcome to the Humana Neighborhood Center.Our Neighborhood Centers are a great place to join up with friends, take a class and more. You dont need to be a Humana member to participate! Start by watching online classes like cooking demos, crafts, meditation, etc. Then, check out our calendar to RSVP for upcoming events, browse our video library to see previous classes, and create an account to get a personalized experience of each one. To further help with rising costs, we are offering Humana members even more ways to save money on healthcare expensesgo here to find out more.See event calendar

When you're busy and trying hard to fit a lot in, sleep is probably the first place you cut corners. After all, losing a few hours of sleep now and then cant hurt. Right?Not exactly. Sleep is a lot more important than it may seem. Its vital to your health. Not getting enough of it, or not getting enough good sleep, affects your body and mind. If youre working toward a healthier lifestyle, getting enough good quality sleep is as important as exercise and a healthy diet.Why is sleep so important?Scientists don't really know why we have health problems related to sleep loss. Changes in the levels of hormones the body releases during sleep could play a part, as could the simple strain of staying awake. Upsetting the strong need for sleep from our own internal clocks, loss of the deepest stages of our sleep and other factors may all play a role.  1.  Sleep apnea: A widespread cause of poor sleepSleep apnea is a sleep disorder in which breathing stops and starts during sleep. It raises your risk for stroke, obesity, diabetes, heart attack, heart failure, irregular heartbeat and high blood pressure.2.  There are several types of sleep apnea, but the most common is obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Anyone may develop it, but it is most seen in middle-aged and older adults, as well as in people who are overweight.3.  Symptoms may include daytime sleepiness, loud snoring, your partner noticing when you stop breathing during sleep, morning headaches, trouble thinking during the day and depression or irritability.OSA occurs when the muscles in the back of your throat relax too much to allow normal breathing. Your airway narrows or closes as you breathe in, which may lower the level of oxygen in your blood. Your brain senses this lack of breathing and briefly wakes you from sleep so that you can reopen your airway. This awakening is usually so brief that you don't remember it.  If you have OSA, treatment may involve continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). A CPAP machine is a device with a face mask attached to a small pump. The pressure of the air breathed is constant and a little stronger than that of the surrounding air, which is just enough to keep your upper airways open. The CPAP also comes in a non-mask version with tubes that fit over your nose.More Sleep Would Make Most Americans Happier, Healthier and Safer, American Psychological Association, last accessed April 22, 2021, https://www.apa.org/research/action/sleep-deprivation/, opens new window.Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Mayo Clinic, last accessed January 9, 2020, https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/obstructive-sleep-apnea/symptoms-causes/syc-20352090, opens new window.Obstructive Sleep Apnea.Obstructive Sleep Apnea.Margarita Tartakovsky, 12 Ways to Shut Off Your Brain Before Bedtime, PsychCentral, last accessed January 9, 2020, https://psychcentral.com/lib/12-ways-to-shut-off-your-brain-before-bedtime/, opens new window.