Fitbit Partners With WellCare Of Georgia’s Medicaid Plan With Focus On Chronic Disease Management

Fitbit is teaming up with WellCare of Georgia to encourage beneficiaries to better manage their chronic conditions. Marking the company's first partnership with a Medicaid plan, Fitbit will provide Medicaid enrollees with Type 2 diabetes with a Fitbit Inspire device. As a result of the partnership, beginning on January 1, 2020, approximately 4,000 plan enrollees with Type 2 diabetes will be eligible to receive a device if they complete their annual diabetic retinal exam (DRE), according to Amy McDonough, senior vice president and general manager of Fitbit Health Solutions.

Consumers who sign up also will receive educational materials . . .