Insurance & coverage
Insurance & Coverage for Cardiac Rehab
We want cost to be the least of your worries. Rehab by RescueMD accepts Medicare and most major insurance plans across our cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation programs, and we’ll help you understand your eligibility for cardiac rehabilitation and verify your benefits before you start.
Accepted plans
Insurances We Accept
We accept most major insurances, including but not limited to:
- Medicare & Railroad Medicare
- AARP
- Blue Cross Blue Shield & Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Humana
- Cigna
- UnitedHealthcare
- Tricare
- WellMed
- CHAMPVA
- Molina Healthcare
- Ambetter
- And many more…
Coverage
What Your Coverage May Include
01
Intensive cardiac rehab
The Benson-Henry Institute Cardiac Wellness Program is a CMS-approved ICR program; Medicare covers up to 72 one-hour sessions for eligible beneficiaries.
02
Traditional outpatient cardiac rehab
Typically 36 sessions.
03
Virtual cardiac rehab
Coverage varies by payer and site-of-service rules.
04
Supervised exercise therapy for PAD
Medicare covers up to 36 sessions over 12 weeks.
05
Pulmonary rehab
Medicare covers up to 36 sessions for qualifying COPD and other lung conditions, with additional sessions when medically necessary.
Eligibility
Qualifying Diagnoses
Medicare and most commercial plans cover cardiac rehabilitation after a heart attack within the past 12 months, coronary artery bypass surgery, stable angina, heart valve repair or replacement, angioplasty or stent placement, heart or heart-lung transplant, and qualifying stable chronic heart failure. A physician referral is required. See the full cardiac rehab eligibility guide.
Options
No Coverage? We Have Options
If you don’t have qualifying coverage or a qualifying diagnosis, ask about our self-pay cardiac rehab option (Heart Strong). Graduates of any covered program can continue with Pulse+ maintenance, and our personal training and Recover & Renew services are available on a self-pay basis.