Does Cigna Healthcare Cover SilverSneakers?
- While Cigna Healthcare Medicare plans don’t cover SilverSneakers as a benefit, some Cigna Healthcare Medicare Advantage plans may offer a similar program called Silver&Fit. Learn more about Silver&Fit and other Cigna Healthcare Medicare plan benefits.
Cigna HealthcareSM Medicare Advantage (Medicare Part C) plans do not include a SilverSneakers benefit. However, some Cigna Healthcare Medicare plans may feature membership to a similar fitness program called “Silver&Fit.”
The availability of a Silver&Fit membership included in a Cigna Healthcare Medicare Advantage plan may vary by location.
How Is Silver&Fit Similar to SilverSneakers?
Silver&Fit is an online workout program that can be used at home or in the gym. Members have access to both live and archived workouts and classes taught by expert instructors on Facebook Live and YouTube. Live 30-minute classes are taught throughout the day Monday through Friday while additional classes are available in an on-demand library.
Classes include cardio, yoga, strength training, flexibility and balance, dance, Tai Chi, cycling and more. Home kits that include weights, resistance bands, mats and even a wearable fitness tracker are available to those wish to participate from the comfort of home.
Silver&Fit membership also grants you a basic membership to over 20,000 gyms and fitness centers nationwide. Silver&Fit members have access to any amenity included in a basic membership at each facility, such as pools, saunas or anything else covered by the respective membership level.
A Silver&Fit mobile app allows members to stream live classes or on-demand workouts on a phone or tablet when working out at the gym.
Included in a Silver&Fit membership is a collection of lifestyle content, social clubs where members can connect with other members from their area, a rewards program for reaching workout goals and scheduled phone sessions with personal health coaches.
What Else Do Cigna Healthcare Medicare Advantage Plans Include?
In addition to having all of the same coverage as Medicare Part A and Part B, a Cigna Healthcare Medicare Advantage plan may include certain additional benefits not found in Original Medicare.
How Do You Enroll in a Cigna Healthcare Silver&Fit Membership?
First, make sure you’re eligible to enroll in a Cigna Healthcare Medicare Advantage plan. That requires being enrolled in both Medicare Part A and Medicare Part B and living in one of the areas served by Cigna Healthcare.
Cigna Healthcare offers Special Needs Plans (SNP) in some areas, which are Medicare Advantage plans designed for people with certain disabilities or health conditions.
A licensed insurance agent can help you find a Cigna Healthcare Medicare Advantage plan near you that includes a Silver&Fit membership. And if there are no Cigna Healthcare plans in your area, an agent can help you find Medicare Advantage plans offered by other carriers that include Silver&Fit, SilverSneakers or other similar fitness benefits.
Who Covers SilverSneakers?
Learn more about coverage of SilverSneakers and other related fitness programs.
- Wellcare Silver Sneakers
- Kaiser Permanente Silver Sneakers
- Humana Silver Sneakers
- Silver Sneakers Aetna
- Silver Sneakers Blue Cross Blue Shield
- AARP Silver Sneakers
- United Healthcare Silver Sneakers
- Anthem Gym Membership
- Mutual of Omaha Silver Sneakers
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