title: Active seniors decrease health costs: SilverSneakers study shows significant benefits in year two.
abstract: A recent SilverSneakers study found that a fitness program for senior citizens can control healthcare costs.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017046:Cost Savings / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D020446:Fitness Centers; D017048:Health Care Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000191:economics*; D006299:Health Services for the Aged; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012931:Social Environment; D014481:United States