Feeling well goes beyond just monitoring blood pressure or sugar levels. Emotional health is your overall outlook on life and your capacity to experience peace, serenity, and joy each day. If you’re facing changes in your mood, daily routine, new medication, or health challenges, we’re here to help you feel more like yourself.
Pod Health Behavioral Health Integration (BHI) program
Program highlights:
- Behavioral health visits covered by Medicare for qualifying patients
- Virtual visits at a time that works for your schedule
- Talk to a caring professional from the comfort of home
- No formal diagnosis needed to qualify
- Ongoing monthly check-ins from a compassionate team
Age and depression:
did you know?
Many older adults are surprised to learn that depression is quite common, and it’s not only about feeling sad. Depression in seniors can appear as fatigue, loss of interest, or even physical aches that don’t go away.
It is important to know that feeling down or alone isn’t something you need to accept as part of getting older. Help is available, and you deserve to feel well.
Emotional health can help you:
Improve mood
& outlook
Feel heard
& supported
Reduce loneliness
& isolation
Find peace
& reduce anxiety
Caregivers deserve care too
If you are caring for a patient or family member with chronic health conditions, your job can be challenging both physically and emotionally.
Your emotional well-being directly affects your patients and the care you can provide. We are here to ensure you are taken care of, too.
How chronic illness affects emotional health
Living with a long-term health condition affects not only the body but also significantly impacts mood, motivation, and mental well-being. At Pod Health, we recognize that physical and emotional health are closely linked. Our Behavioral Health Integration program is specifically designed to support patients with chronic conditions such as diabetes, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease(COPD), asthma, and heart disease.
2–3x
Higher risk of depression in people with diabetes
40%
Of people with COPD experience depression or anxiety
2x
More likely to have anxiety if you have asthma
33%
Of heart disease patients are affected by depression
Diabetes & emotional health
Managing blood sugar levels, medications, and dietary restrictions every day can be exhausting and overwhelming. People living with type 1 or type 2 diabetes are two to three times more likely to experience depression than those without the condition.
COPD & emotional health
Shortness of breath, reduced physical activity, and dependence on medications or oxygen can make daily life feel isolating and frightening. COPD is one of the conditions most strongly linked to anxiety and depression, yet these mental health effects are often undertreated.
Asthma & emotional health
The unpredictability of asthma, not knowing when the next attack might occur, can create ongoing stress and anxiety. For many patients, especially older adults, worrying about triggers and activity limitations can lead to withdrawal from social life and increased feelings of helplessness.
Heart disease & emotional health
A heart attack, cardiac event, or diagnosis of chronic heart failure can be deeply traumatic. Fear of another event, limitations on physical activity, and the weight of lifestyle changes often lead to depression and anxiety, which, if untreated, can worsen heart health outcomes.
You don't have to manage this alone. Our Behavioral Health Integration program is available to qualifying Medicare members who are managing chronic conditions. If you're feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or down, we will listen and help.
As a Pod Health patient, you may qualify if:
You don't need a formal diagnosis to get support. Our BHI program is open to anyone who could use a little extra care.
Qualifying conditions
- You have a current or past history of depression, anxiety, ptsd, or bipolar disorder
- You are feeling lonely, withdrawn, unmotivated, or unhappy, even if you've never been formally diagnosed
- You screen positive for low mood or stress during your intake process with Pod Health or a routine telehealth visit
- Your regular doctor may ask us to call if they notice you seem sadder or more isolated than usual
- You are managing a chronic condition such as diabetes, COPD, asthma, or heart disease
What you receive
- Online behavioral health visits are covered by Medicare if you qualify
- Monthly check-in calls from a caring professional
- Pressure-free conversations — we're here to listen
- Support between visits — reach us directly any time
- Seamless coordination with your existing Pod Health care team
If you're unsure whether behavioral health services are right for you, our team is happy to help.
How does virtual
behavioral health care work?
Enrollment through telehealth or Remote Patient Monitoring
Many people join the program after signing up for our Telehealth or Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) services for blood pressure or glucose tracking. During that appointment, we also screen for emotional health.
Our team reaches out to you
Our team will reach out to offer you enrollment in our Behavioral Health Integration program, which is covered by Medicare for qualifying patients. You can join at any time, when you feel comfortable.
Monthly check-in calls
Once you're enrolled, someone from our team will call you once a month to see how you're feeling. These calls are pressure-free; you can simply talk, and we're here to listen.
Support anytime you need us
If something changes in your health or care, we'll check in to make sure you're doing okay. And if you feel the need to speak with us before your next virtual scheduled visit, you can reach out to us directly.
