MINNETONKA, Minn. Jan. 3, 2008 — Medica members in the Duluth-Superior area now have five new opportunities to improve their health and save money. Anytime Fitness locations in Duluth (both locations), Hermantown and Superior have joined Medica’s Fit Choices by Medica network. In Duluth, 24 Hour Fitness Express also has joined the Fit Choices by Medica Network.
The program is designed to help members improve their health and save membership and health care dollars. Fit Choices by Medica members get a $20 monthly membership credit just for exercising at a participating health club eight or more days per month.
Medica members with questions about the Fit Choices program should contact Medica customer service at the phone number on the back of their Medica ID cards. More information also is available online.
“We are delighted to partner with these fine health clubs in the greater Duluth-Superior area,” said Dr. Ted Loftness, M.D., Medica’s vice president of regional health services. “They are important additions to the Fit Choices by Medica program because the health clubs provide easy access to our members in the area. Anytime Fitness and 24 Hour Fitness Express are very supportive of our mission to engage our members in greater amounts of physical activity and fitness programs.”
Studies show that helping people stay healthy not only saves lives, it controls health care costs. An estimated 70 percent of all illnesses are due to lifestyle-related causes such as obesity and physical inactivity, and one-half of all medical costs are attributable to illnesses that could be prevented. Fit Choices by Medica is now a standard component of Medica’s offerings to fully insured employers and is being offered as an option for self-insured groups.
About Medica
Medica has a health insurance company headquartered in Minneapolis and active in the Upper Midwest. With 1.4 million members, the non-profit company provides health care coverage in the employer, individual, Medicaid, Medicare and Medicare Part D markets in Minnesota and a growing number of counties in North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin. Medica also offers national network coverage to employers who also have employees outside the Medica regional network.
Medica has the highest accreditation status, Excellent, from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA®) for its Minnesota Medicaid HMO plans and commercial health plans in Minnesota and North Dakota. Medica’s vision is to become the community’s health plan of choice, trusted for its integrity, respected for its service, and admired for its commitment to innovation and efficiency.
For more information, contact:
Greg Bury, Medica
952-992-8437
Cellular: 612-810-4556
E-mail: greg.bury@medica.com
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