Health Management/Healthy Lifestyle

What are Health Management/Healthy Lifestyle programs?

Health Management/Healthy Lifestyle programs are classes, therapies, and other ways to help you live a healthier lifestyle. They help prevent chronic health problems or the need for medical treatments.

It covers all or some of the costs of approved health-related programs, including:

• breastfeeding support
• childbirth education
• disease management classes, for example, asthma and diabetes
• exercise classes and gym membership
• health screening for bowel cancer or skin cancer and mammograms.
• learn-to-swim classes
• quit smoking and nicotine replacement therapy
• preventive tests
• stress management courses
• weight management programs.

Does private health insurance cover Health Management/Healthy Lifestyle?

If private health insurance covers Health Management/Healthy Lifestyle, it falls under Extras Cover.

Ask your insurer whether it covers Health Management/Healthy Lifestyle.

If so, check whether Health Management/Healthy Lifestyle is subject to:

• a waiting period before you can make a claim
• per claim limits
• annual limits.

Does Medicare cover Health Management/Healthy Lifestyle?

No. Medicare does not cover the cost of Health Management/Healthy Lifestyle programs. 

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