Page 3 - Winter Newsletter 2019
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Telehealth: Quality Care At Your Fingertips
By Melissa Perreault, Associate Executive Director
Board Certified
Get the care you need, from the comfort of home! Doctors are just a
Winter months are tough. Lack of sun, shorter days and less activity can be difficult click away!
to cope with. Sometimes it's hard to imagine leaving the house in bitter
temperatures. If you aren't feeling well or winter is getting you down, always re- Utilize your Telehealth
member you have options. Telehealth benefits are available for medical and behav- benefit for minor
ioral health visits from the comfort of your own home. medical problems such as:
With Quarter 3 comes the ability to earn Omada: A Lifestyle Change Program • Cold & Flu
incentives for preventive care services. By Christopher Glenn, Group Relations Specialist • Rash
• Sore Throat
• Allergies
I decided to join the Omada Health Program and
start my journey toward a healthier lifestyle! You can also receive
confidential support
My daughter is just over 6 months old for mental health
and so active that I can’t keep up with A few weeks later my resources.
her without getting exhausted. At 31 welcome kit arrived!
years old, this shouldn’t be my life. In
the past I’ve tried crash course diets
and weight loss programs but found
myself going back to old habits with the
weight returning.
"I needed to change my life-
style, not just for me but for
my daughter".
For more informa-
Omada Health is a program for people tion, please visit
at risk for heart disease, type 2 diabe- myCigna.com and
tes, hypertension, or high cholesterol. go to the "Find Care
It's designed to help influence partici- & Costs" tab.
pants’ behaviors and develop lifelong "For anyone hoping to make
healthy habits. a healthy change this year, Click "View Details" under
Joining the program was easy! First, I please take time to see if the Cigna Telehealth Connec-
Omada Health Program is
tion. You'll find instructions
completed a 1-minute questionnaire to to sign up for medical Tele-
determine if I was at risk for any of the right for you." health through AmWell or
above conditions. Questions included MDLive for Cigna.
my height, weight, gender, and activity Find out if you’re at risk by answering a
level. Once that was complete, Oma- few questions on the Omada website. If Access Behavioral Telehealth
da advised I was high-risk for type 2 you’re indeed at risk, I hope you fill out providers by calling Cigna at
diabetes and provided me the option the application and confirm your eligibil- 1-800-224-6224.
to apply for their program. I immedi- ity just like I did. I believe there’s always
ately completed the application, which room for improvement in life and Omada Remember, you aren't alone,
took only 5 minutes. I then received a is helping me with mine. Could it work for you do have options and
confirmation email that my application you? spring is just a few weeks
was approved, and I was eligible for the away!
program.
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