Understanding Diabetes and Chronic Disease Risk Management: Effective Health Plan Strategies for Employers

Understanding Diabetes and Chronic Disease Risk Management: Effective Health Plan Strategies for Employers

Chronic diseases, and diabetes, in particular are significant cost drivers for most employer health plans, driven largely by the inability to support individuals to successfully manage their disease. In the case of diabetes, this results in 16 million ER visits and 7.8 million inpatient hospital stays per year on a population of 37 million. Most health plans are designed to be pennywise but miss opportunities to improve diabetes management, employee morale and productivity as well as reduce overall plan costs.

This webinar will cover:

• Diabetes Data Education: how diabetes impacts overall health plan risk and costs;
• Medicines and Technologies: help individuals manage the disease, greatly reduce complications, and prevent Type 2 diabetes, ultimately saving health plan dollars; and prevent Type 2 diabetes, ultimately saving health plan dollars; and
• Key Health Plan Design: features and concrete steps your organization can take to manage plan risk, reduce costs and improve care.