Health Plans Help Promote Healthy Lifestyle Choices
Posted by Melissa C. on Thu, Aug 05, 2010 @ 08:31 AM
A big part of the Health Reform discussion has been the rising costs of medical care. In fact, rising medical costs are often the number one strain on families, employers and taxpayers. That’s why health insurance plans are important because they provide protection against catastrophic medical expenses, and incorporate cost-containment strategies while handling negotiations with health care providers to really stretch your health care dollars. So if you can budget to cover yourself and your family, if you have one, your health plan can do a lot for you.
In addition, many health plans offer prevention and wellness initiatives to help keep you healthy in the first place. For example, fending off heart disease and type 2 diabetes, starts with losing weight. So health insurance plans encourage fitness and preventive screenings. Celtic health plans offer the Healthy Lifestyle Program, which will cover fitness club memberships, smoking cessation and weight loss programs at 25% up to $300 annually for everyone insured. This goes for dependents too. Kids who play organized sports, take gymnastics lessons or do karate can take part in the cash-back incentive as well, helping ensure an early fight against childhood obesity.
These programs help the young and the getting older stay healthy, and ultimately a healthier nation is the best strategy for making health care more affordable for everyone. Take a minute to learn more about Celtic’s Healthy Lifestyle Program.