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• ***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! 

REPORT - ADDRESSING OBESITY THROUGH HOLISTIC DESIGN

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.

PRESENTATION AVAILABLE BY REQUEST - PLEASE EMAIL [email protected]

PRESENTATION - WEIGHT MANAGEMENT: EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES FOR CORPORATE WELLNESS

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

TALKING WITH YOUR DOCTOR RESOURCES AND CHECKLISTS

• PATIENT PRE-VISIT CHECKLIST from American Academy of Family Physicians
• DIABETES AND EXERCISE from familydoctor.org
• TALKING WITH YOUR DOCTOR WORKSHEETS from National Institute on Aging
• CUSTOMIZED RECOMMENDATIONS from U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
• OBESITY QUESTIONS TO ASK YOUR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL from American Association of Clinical Endocrinology

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

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

GRAPHIC - OBESITY DISCUSSION TOPICS