Blue Shield of California (Health & Wellness Programs)

The Wellvolution platform provides personalized, digital health coaching programs. It uses apps and lifestyle change programs to help you achieve your goals. You can access the digital platform, review the available programs and services, pick your health goal, and select the program best suited to your unique needs.

Discover digital health risk reversal and condition management and reversal programs and services to help improve your health. Wellvolution features built in customer service support via chat, telephone, and email.

Members can choose a program from the following areas:

• Diabetes care and hypertension
  • Programs up to 12 months for treating common conditions, such as diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease. Receive digital tools to help manage and monitor risk as appropriate for each condition.
• Weight management and diabetes prevention
  • Coaching and digital tools like a Fitbit®2 to track your success across a 12-month program for losing weight, feeling healthier, and reducing your risk of chronic disease.
• Physical therapy and fitness
  • Personalized digital therapy and health programs to reduce pain and increase strength. No matter your pain level or where it hurts, we have a program for you.
• Tobacco and vaping cessation
  • Programs include nicotine replacement therapy in the form of a patch, lozenge, or gum. A two-month supply can be delivered to your home.
• Emotional well-being
  • Headspace® and Headspace Care™ are now available as 12-month programs to help manage sleep, stress, anxiety, and depression, and boost resilience.

Members can live their healthiest life by staying up to date with recommended screenings and tests appropriate to their age, gender, and medical and family history.

Use our interactive preventive care tool to create a customized list of topics to discuss with your doctor and recommended immunizations and health screenings by selecting Take Charge Today at blueshieldca.com/preventive.

When members join a healthy lifestyle program, they can get healthier, lose weight, feel more energetic, and reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes. The Diabetes Prevention Program is a 12-month program designed to help you lose extra weight and prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes. Members who are eligible and sign up for the program can get a Fitbit, digital scale, and health coaching at no additional cost. All programs adhere to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention curriculum. To check if you qualify for the Diabetes Prevention Program, take a one-minute online quiz at Blue Shield of California Wellvolution.

Maven programs are designed to support you and your family during life's many stages of family planning, fertility, maternity, parenting, pediatrics, and menopause. You can also get support if you have experienced a pregnancy loss. Visit Maven for more information and to sign up to access:

• On-demand virtual appointments with Maven OB-GYNs, lactation consultants, doulas, mental health specialists, nutritionists, career coaches, and many more
• Your own Care Advocate who can help you navigate your health plan benefits and providers, find in-person care, and more
• Educational resources including virtual classes, helpful articles, and community forums

Blue Shield of California offers a wide range of discount programs, including discounts on fitness and exercise programs, vision services and LASIK, massage therapy, acupuncture and chiropractic services, and hearing aids. Visit Live Healthy for more information.

Members 18 years or older have access to a nationwide gym discount program through Fitness Your Way®. Members can choose from multiple fitness packages and access thousands of well-known fitness locations nationwide. Find locations near home, work, and where you travel.

Have a medical concern and not sure what to do? Just call NurseHelp 24/7℠ for immediate and reliable health advice and information. Registered nurses are available 24 hours a day to answer any of your health questions. For more information, call (877) 304-0504 or visit blueshieldca.com/nursehelp.

Exercise, education, and social activities for Medicare members with access to:

• Thousands of fitness locations nationwide that you can use anytime
• Exercise equipment and SilverSneakers classes
• Social events and activities
• SilverSneakers classes such as yoga, Latin dance, and tai chi

Visit Blue Shield of California SilverSneakers for more information.

A medical alert monitoring system for Medicare members that provides access to help 24/7, at the push of a button. Benefits are provided by LifeStation®:

• One personal emergency response system
• Choice of an in-home system or mobile device with GPS/WiFi
• Monthly monitoring
• Necessary chargers and cords