How Lark Is Paid For: Understanding Your $0 Cost Health Program

In this article:

• Lark’s digital health coach is available on your smartphone to help you lose weight or manage health.
• Lark offers a Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP), a Medicare DPP (MDPP), and programs for managing diabetes, hypertension, and more. The emphasis is on lifestyle changes like eating well, increasing physical activity, self-monitoring, and taking medications if prescribed. 
• Many employers offer Lark as a covered benefit so members pay $0 for Lark.
• Original Medicare (Medicare Part B) recipients may get Lark MDPP as a covered benefit, with no out-of-pocket cost to participants. 
• Check to see if you’re eligible for a Lark program at $0 cost to you - it takes only seconds and doesn’t need a credit card
• Lark can support you 24/7 as you make healthy choices to lose weight and manage blood sugar, blood pressure, or other conditions with or without GLP-1s. 

If you're trying to lose weight, manage your blood sugar or blood pressure, or simply feel healthier, the choices you make each day can make a difference. Eating well, being active, taking your medications as prescribed, and keeping track of your weight, blood sugar, or blood pressure can all be part of managing your health.

Taking these steps consistently can be challenging, but a health coach can support you as you turn small lifestyle changes into sustainable habits. When you use a digital health coach like Lark, your personal coach is available 24/7 through your smartphone for instant feedback, meal planning, important information, and reminders to log and track your progress.

Personal health coaching can be expensive - but it doesn’t have to be. Many people - maybe even you - are eligible to use Lark at no cost to them because of Lark’s partnerships with health insurance plans, employers, and Medicare. 

Here’s how Lark works, who pays for it, and how to find out if you may be eligible for a Lark program - including options like Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP), a Medicare DPP (MDPP), and programs for managing diabetes, hypertension, and stress. Find out how to check eligibility in minutes to see if you qualify!

Lark Works With Health Plans and Employers - Maybe Even Yours!

Lark works with health plans and employers to provide digital health programs to eligible members. When your plan or employer offers Lark as a benefit, you may be able to get Lark as a covered benefit - meaning you may be able to use Lark without a cost to you. 

Your health plan or employer determines which Lark programs and benefits are available to you. Depending on the program you qualify for, Lark may provide personalized health coaching, health tracking, educational resources, and connected health devices.

Each Health Plan and Employer Plan Is Different

Think of Lark like other health benefits you may have through your insurance or employer.

Having health insurance doesn't mean that every health benefit is covered by every plan. For example, one health plan might cover a certain type of physical therapy, while another plan might not. Employers can also choose which benefits and programs to include in the health plans they offer their employees.

The same is true for Lark. One health plan may offer Lark to its members, while another health plan may not. And even if two employers use the same health insurance company, they may choose different plans with different benefits.  What you're eligible for depends on the specific plan or employer benefit you have. It also depends on health needs such as whether you’re overweight, or if you have diabetes, prediabetes, or hypertension, for example.

Lark Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program (MDPP)

You might qualify for the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program if you are an eligible Medicare enrollee and you have prediabetes. Lark MDPP is available to eligible Medicare Part B (Original Medicare) beneficiaries. Lark gets paid by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - there is no cost to you. 

Eligibility criteria to participate in an MDPP are that you:

• Are an enrollee in Medicare
• Are overweight or obese
• Have a qualifying blood sugar or A1C value from the past year that’s higher than normal but lower than in diabetes - putting you in the prediabetic range
• No previous diagnosis of diabetes or kidney disease

MDPP is covered under Medicare Part B, including for eligible people who receive their Medicare benefits through a Medicare Advantage plan. Eligible beneficiaries do not have cost-sharing for MDPP services when the program is provided according to Medicare requirements. Instead, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services pay for Lark MDPP. 

If Lark's MDPP program is available to you, your eligibility and enrollment will depend on Medicare requirements and Lark's current participation and availability.

It’s a program designed to help with lifestyle changes that can prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes. Major goals are to lose 5-10% of body weight and to achieve at least 150 minutes of physical activity. A digital health coach like Lark MDPP can help with these goals by offering always-available personalized coaching and an on-demand curriculum in short, digestible chunks. 

Why Health Plans and Employers Provide Lark - and What to Expect

Health plans and employers are willing to pay for programs like Lark because healthy habits can lead to better long-term health. Lark’s health coach aims to support you in building healthy habits such as:

• Increasing physical activity
• Eating healthier
• Breaking up sedentary time
• Getting adequate sleep
• Managing stress
• Managing chronic conditions like high blood sugar or high blood pressure

These kinds of changes can help optimize your physical and health, energy levels, and well-being. For employers and health plans, these kinds of habits can lead to improved health and productivity for their patients. It’s worth it to them to pay for Lark as a covered benefit. 

How to Check If Lark Is Available to You - In Minutes

Are you ready to check if you may be eligible for Lark? It takes only a couple of minutes, and doesn’t need a credit card. If you’re eligible, you can enroll online and get started! If you prefer to use the phone, you can also contact your health plan using the number on your insurance card to ask whether Lark is available as a benefit.

During enrollment, Lark uses your insurance information to verify whether your specific health plan includes Lark as a covered benefit. Your information is used to check eligibility, not to charge you for the program.

If your plan isn't currently participating, you won't be able to enroll through that plan. 

Lark Can Help

Compassionate, personalized coaching can help you reach your weight loss and health goals - and you may be eligible for Lark’s digital coaching at no cost to you. Your Lark coach is available 24/7 for encouragement, nutrition and physical activity coaching, and habit tracking. Lark can help you make healthy choices and establish habits that fit into your lifestyle so you can lose weight and keep it off with or without GLP-1 medications. 

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Click here to see if you may be eligible to join Lark today!

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