Frequently asked questions

Aera is a digital pulmonary rehabilitation program for adults living with COPD. It guides you through daily breathing exercises and symptom check-ins at home, tracks your progress, and is designed to keep your care team informed.

Pulmonary rehabilitation is a structured program of breathing exercises, physical activity, and education designed to support people living with chronic lung conditions in their daily lives. It is a recognized part of standard COPD care, usually guided by a clinician.

Yes — home-based pulmonary rehabilitation is increasingly common. Aera supports an at-home routine of guided breathing exercises and daily check-ins that complements the care plan from your clinician.

Pursed-lip breathing is a common technique taught in pulmonary rehabilitation: you breathe in slowly through your nose, then breathe out gently through pursed lips, like blowing out a candle. Aera guides you through it step by step.

No. Aera is a supportive tool, not a replacement for medical care. It is designed to work alongside your clinician and care team, who remain responsible for your treatment decisions.

Aera is an educational program that supports your daily routine and self-management. It is not a treatment, diagnosis, or cure, and it does not make medical decisions. Always follow your clinician’s guidance.

Aera is built for adults living with COPD — and for the families who help care for them. The experience is designed to be accessible for older adults, with large text, plain language, and an optional voice assistant.

Each day, Aera guides you through your breathing exercises, a short check-in on how you are feeling, and optional logging of readings like blood oxygen (SpO₂). Your progress is organized in one place you can review and share with your care team.

Aera is usually provided through your clinic. Your clinic checks your coverage before you start and tells you if there is any cost. You never pay Aera directly. You do not need to send us medical details to find out.

Ask your clinician or pulmonary rehab program, or request access on aerahealth.us and someone from our team will talk it through with you. You do not need to send any medical details to ask, and there is no obligation.

Yes. You can request access on aerahealth.us and someone from our team will follow up, or use the contact page to reach us. If a phone number appears on this site, you are welcome to call it.

You can request access on aerahealth.us. Many patients are introduced to Aera through their clinician or pulmonary rehab program; clinicians can also contact us about offering Aera to their patients.

Use the referral form at aerahealth.us/refer. It takes about two minutes and asks only about you and your practice — your name, your practice, an optional NPI, and the best number to reach your office. It collects nothing about your patient. We then call your office to arrange the rest, and the patient is enrolled through the standard consent process.

No. Aera is software for your program, not a competing service. The patient stays yours, your practice keeps the clinical relationship, and your practice continues to bill as it does today. Aera organizes the daily routine between visits and gives your team the records for it.

Patients do not pay Aera directly. Aera is provided through the clinic or program, which checks the patient’s coverage and tells them about any cost before they start. Coverage and payment vary by payer and setting.

This site (aerahealth.us) serves the United States. Aera’s parent company, Frontline Healthcare Holdings, operates related programs in other regions.