Mature Populations

Highmark BCBS

Costs for regularly attending SilverSneakers members were 30% lower than for non-participants

A recent analysis by Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield demonstrated how participation in the SilverSneakers® Fitness Program reduced the rate of health care cost increases. The one-year observational study included 2,382 Security Blue (Medicare Advantage) members
participating in SilverSneakers®. This group represented 20 percent of Highmark’s total active participants in the program... read more (.pdf)

Healthways SilverSneakers®

Healthways SilverSneakers® fitness program proven to reduce health care costs of members with diabetes

Older adults with diabetes who are enrolled in the SilverSneakers® Fitness Program are admitted to the hospital less often, have lower inpatient care costs, and have significant reductions in

their overall health care costs after only a year of participation, according to a recent study published in Diabetes Care, the journal of the American Diabetes Association... read more (.pdf)

Medica

Health care costs among members enrolled in the program were 11% lower than among non-participants

Research concluded that health care costs among members enrolled in the program were $441 (11 percent) lower than among a matched control group of non-participants. Significantly lower inpatient hospital, skilled nursing facility, and home health costs were observed among the SilverSneakers members.

Baseline health care costs were not significantly different between the SilverSneakers and control groups... read more (.pdf) 

Proven maintenance of health

Health care costs among members enrolled in the program were 11% lower than among non-participants

Two years ago, Gerry DiNardo relied on a breathing machine to sleep at night. She was overweight and diabetic, so she made the decision to participate in her local SilverSneakers® Fitness Program.

One year later, Gerry was off of her diabetes medicine and 70 pounds lighter. She now sleeps peacefully at night, without the aid of a breathing machine... read more (.pdf)