Primary Care, Diabetes and Chronic Care
Primary Care, Diabetes and Chronic Care
84 millionadults have prediabetes
The Diabetes Risk Test will help your employees to determine if they are at risk of developing diabetes.
The number of people being diagnosed with diabetes is rising year after year, and the costs for treatment are also rising. An increase in employees with diabetes can be very costly for employers as well as employees. Read More about the high cost of diabetes for employers.
Employers and insurers continue to look for ways to help their employees and insurance members improve their health and well-being. On average, 1 in 3 employees or members may have prediabetes, which, if left untreated, can progress to type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes is one of the top medical expenditures for employers and insurers; it also contributes to reduced productivity, missed work days, and places a toll on patients and their families.
The AMA DPP Cost Saving Calculator will help your organization to calculate potential medical cost savings from providing the National Diabetes Prevention Program (National DPP) as a covered benefit.
Congress authorized the Center for Disease Control (CDC) to establish the NATIONAL DIABETES PREVENTION PROGRAM (National DPP) – a public-private initiative to offer evidence-based, cost effective interventions in communities across the United States to prevent type 2 diabetes. It brings together community organizations, private insurers, employers, health care organizations, faith-based organizations and government agencies to help implement a lifestyle change program which provides:
As an employer you may benefit by adding a CDC-recognized diabetes prevention lifestyle change program as a covered health benefit. Read more about this on the National CDC website.
By partnering with DiamC you will be able to alleviate some of the costs associated with the rise in diabetes.
Phone: (318) 458-2126
Email ccrenshaw@diamc.com
