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 OBESITY LEARNING COLLABORATIVE

Next Meeting - June 17, 2024
  • ***This is an employer-member only learning collaborative.***
  • Monday, June 17, 2024
  • 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
  • Virtual via Zoom
  • Please email Wendy Manarino, [email protected], if you are interested in participating! 

Collaborative #8 - April 22, 2024


REPORT - ADDRESSING OBESITY THROUGH HOLISTIC DESIGN


Collaborative #7 - February 26, 2024

PRESENTATION:
COST CALCULATOR OF ANTI-OBESITY MEDICATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES
Josh Khachadourian, Senior Regional Account Manager, Lehigh Valley, PA, Novo Nordisk

Affecting approximately one billion people worldwide, overweight and obesity are becoming major health and economic concerns. Obesity-related comorbidities, such as cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and osteoarthritis (OA), have created a significant economic burden on the health system, as well as employer and societal perspectives. A reduction in body weight is pivotal to improve such conditions for people who are overweight or obese. Lifestyle interventions, such as dieting and physical exercise, are leading options in the prevention and management for overweight and obesity. Clinical guidelines recommend pharmacological interventions, namely anti-obesity medications (AOMs), as a supplement to lifestyle interventions for patients with obesity. Employers have questions regarding the impact of AOM utilization on healthcare cost, and a flexible yet simple tool is needed to forecast the total drug costs of AOMs.

The objective of the cost calculator is to estimate the one-year pharmacy cost of using AOMs to treat patients who are overweight or obese. The tool focuses primarily on drug costs and utilization without consideration of medical offsets or downstream consequences.


Collaborative #6 - January 8, 2024


PRESENTATION AVAILABLE BY REQUEST - PLEASE EMAIL [email protected]


Collaborative #5 - November 6, 2023


PRESENTATION - WEIGHT MANAGEMENT: EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES FOR CORPORATE WELLNESS


Collaborative #4 - September 18, 2023

 
PRESENTATION - THE EVOLVING OBESITY BENEFIT LANDSCAPE: SELF-FUNDED HEALTH PLAN GUIDANCE

TALKING WITH YOUR DOCTOR RESOURCES AND CHECKLISTS


Collaborative #3 - July 17, 2023

 

MATERIALS FROM NOVO NORDISK PRESENTATION


DISCOVER MORE ABOUT YOUR
WEIGHT HISTORY WITH A
TRUEWEIGHT REPORT


EVALUATING YOUR HEALTH
PLAN/PBM'S OBESITY OFFERINGS


OBESITY AND YOUR
ORGANIZATION

     


THE BURDEN OF OBESITY-
RELATED CARDIOVASCULAR
DISEASE (CVD)

 


THE CHALLENGE OF OBESITY
AND NOVO NORDISK'S
APPROACH TO EMPLOYEE
WEIGHT MANAGEMENT


THE ECONOMIC IMPACT
OF OBESITY ON YOUR

ORGANIZATION

     


THE EVOLUTION OF ANTI-
OBESITY MEDICATION (AOM)
ACCESS


THE MANAGEMENT OF OBESITY
FOR APPROPRIATE INDIVIDUALS:
SAMPLE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS


THE SCIENCE OF OBESITY
     
ANTI-OBESITY MEDICATION (AOM) CALCULATOR EXAMPLES

AOM CALCULATOR EXAMPLE

LOW UPTAKE

 

AOM CALCULATOR EXAMPLE

MODERATE UPTAKE

AOM CALCULATOR EXAMPLE

HIGH UPTAKE
 

Collaborative #2 - June 5, 2023


PRESENTATION - THE TRUTH ABOUT OBESITY: CLINICAL GUIDELINES & OPTIMIZING CARE


Collaborative #1 - April 27, 2023


GRAPHIC - OBESITY DISCUSSION TOPICS