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| If this is you | How it gets paid | Typical saving |
|---|---|---|
| Employee at a company with a wellness stipend | Submit your receipt for reimbursement | Often 100% |
| Member with a qualifying health condition | Letter of Medical Necessity, then pay with HSA or FSA | About 25–40% |
| Employer buying seats for a team | Health plan wellness allowance plus full deductibility | Up to the full cost |
| Gym or studio member | Bundled into your membership tier | Varies by facility |
Most large health plans — UnitedHealthcare, Cigna, Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Kaiser — give employers an annual wellness allowance, often $25 to $150 or more per covered employee. It usually has to be spent on preventive health programs or it disappears at year end.
There is no blanket federal tax credit in the United States for simply buying a wellness app. The real benefit is that the cost is a normal business expense, so it is 100% deductible against taxable income.
General fitness apps are not automatically eligible for health savings or flexible spending accounts. They become eligible when the program is used to prevent or treat a diagnosed condition such as obesity, high blood pressure, pre-diabetes, chronic joint pain or metabolic syndrome.
Many employers now hand out post-tax lifestyle spending accounts of $200 to $1,000 a year through providers like Fringe, Forma, Compt or Benepass. They are earmarked for exactly this: gym memberships, nutrition plans, coaching and wellness apps.
90Day.app fits the definition of a participatory wellness program — open to every employee, with no health test required to join — and can also be run as an outcome program that rewards finishing.
Partner gyms and studios can fold 90Day.app into higher-tier memberships or personal training packages, so the cost rides along with dues the member already pays.
Copy this, fill in the two brackets, and send it to whoever handles benefits where you work.
Subject: Request to use our wellness budget for a 90-day health program Hi [name], I would like to use our wellness benefit for 90Day.app (https://90day.app), a structured 90-day health program covering workouts, nutrition and daily habit tracking with team accountability. A few notes that may help: - Team pricing is $39 to $99 per person depending on headcount, and the cost is a deductible business expense. - Many health plans provide an annual wellness allowance that can fund programs like this, often with no net cost to us. - It is open to all employees with no health screening required to join, and completion can be tied to a premium or health-account reward. Could you let me know whether this can be covered, or point me to the right approval process? Thanks, [your name]
Bringing a team? We will put together the per-person numbers for your headcount. Paying for yourself? The pricing page shows every option, including the refundable commitment.
This page is general information about how wellness programs are commonly funded in the United States, not tax, legal or medical advice. Rules change and depend on your plan, your employer and your situation, so confirm details with your tax adviser, benefits administrator or clinician before you rely on them.