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Preventive Care is Foundational to Overall Health, Wellness

Published February 10, 2026

Preventive care is one of the most powerful tools we have to protect our long-term health, yet it’s often the most overlooked. Routine checkups, screenings, and wellness visits can catch potential issues early, reduce the risk of serious illness, and ultimately save time, stress, and money. Still, many people struggle to take full advantage of their preventive care benefits due to barriers like busy schedules, uncertainty about what’s covered, fear of medical visits, or difficulty accessing care.

Learn more about your preventive care benefits as a SchoolCare/Cigna participant, and how you can earn Wellness Cash incentives through the Good For You! Well-Being Program for being proactive about your health and making

See a provider, in-person or online

Keep up with annual physicals or well-woman visits and discuss any health concerns, vaccinations, blood work, and cancer screenings with your provider. If you don’t have a primary care provider (PCP), use the Find Care and Costs tool in your myCigna portal to search for one near you.

The provider directory allows you to search by location, read ratings and reviews, sort on doctors accepting new patients and, in some cases, see how quickly you can be seen. If access to in-person visits is difficult, you can schedule a virtual wellness screening with MDLIVE. Board-certified physicians are available outside of normal office hours, offering a convenient, cost-effective option for preventive care. MDLIVE preventive care appointments are also covered at no out-of-pocket cost to you.

Additionally, MDLIVE provides options for virtual urgent care, behavioral health support and dermatology, with co-pays or co-insurance similar to in office visits, but with the convenience of getting care from home.

Wellness Cash Opportunity:

• Earn $50* for an annual physical or well woman’s visit.
• Incentives will be automatically awarded after Cigna has processed your claim.

Get screened for cancer

If you’re due for cancer screenings, talk to your provider about which ones you need based on your age and personal or family history. Early detection through regular screenings can improve treatment outcomes and reduce costs.

Wellness Cash Opportunity

• Earn $50* each for your mammogram, cervical cancer screening, colonoscopy, prostate cancer screening.
• You must meet the requirement for national-recommendations for these screenings to be eligible to earn the incentive.
• Incentive will be automatically awarded after Cigna has processed your claim.

* If your incentives haven’t been awarded within three a month of your claim being processed, contact Cigna at 800-244-6224 to inquire. You can earn Wellness Cash for up to five preventive screenings (annual physical, cancer screenings and flu shot) per year.

Complete your biometric screening

A biometric screening isn’t a substitute for a physical exam but can help identify potential health risks. You can self-register for your appointment ahead of a wellness screening with MDLIVE or get an order from your PCP to complete it as part of your annual physical.

Wellness Cash Opportunity

• Earn $100 for your annual lab work.
• When ordered by a physician, your screening will automatically trigger your incentive when the claim is processed if completed at a Quest or Labcorp facility.
• If you receive your screening at another lab location, you may need to have your provider complete a Physician lab form. Follow the instructions at the top of the form to submit for your incentive.

 Visit your eye doctor and dentist for annual check ups

Annual eye and dental exams are also important aspects of your preventive care.

Visiting your eye doctor regularly can help screen for silent eye diseases like glaucoma, macular degeneration and cataracts early, before symptoms appear, allowing treatment before permanent impact to your vision. Eye exams can even help catch health issues like diabetes and hypertension. Even if you don’t wear corrective lenses, regular screenings are important and covered by your SchoolCare/Cigna insurance.

Likewise, routine dental care is a vital part of maintaining your health. Seeing your dentist at least annually for an exam and a couple times a year for routine cleanings can help prevent tooth decay and gum disease and detect oral cancers and other health problems early, when they are easier to treat. Oral bacteria can also cause conditions such as heart disease, diabetes and respiratory infections, making routine cleanings are important.

Wellness Cash Opportunity

• Earn $25 each, once per year for your annual vision and dental exam.
• These must be self-reported within your Wellness Portal at myCigna.com.
• You may see any provider in- or out-of-network.
• You do not need to have a Cigna dental plan to be eligible to self-report your cleaning.

 Cash incentives, payments, and rewards are available upon completion of the Health Assessment annually. Amounts paid to well-being  program participants are taxable income. Please review with your tax consultant for more information.

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