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PRESENTED BY: NATHAN VENGALIL
ARTICLE BY: NANCI HELLMICH, USA TODAY
HTTP://WWW.USATODAY.COM/STORY/NEWS/NATION/2013/07/04/OBESITY-
DISEASE-INSURANCE-COVERAGE/2447217/
“Obamacare Requires Most Insurers to Tackle Obesity”
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Obesity Pandemic & Greater Healthcare Costs
Obesity: medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated in individuals, leading to negative health effects Excess BMI of 30
Recent trends: 1950 – only 9.7% were obese… Today was a whopping 34.9%
obese [CDC]
Relevance to Health Costs: Health Status = f( HC, Environment, Human Biology,
Lifestyle ) Proportionality Lifestyle calls for Health Care to maintain
a constant Health Status “It costs about $1,400 more a year to treat an obese patient”
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Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act
Set into action in 2010… informally called “Obamacare” Includes mandates, subsidies, and insurance exchanges
Price ceiling incorporation: On all levels from pharmaceuticals to medical procedures Act “prevents insurance companies from raising prices to be
determined unreasonable & unjustified”
Subsidy implemented also Incorporates collective tax dollars to effectively lower
governmental health care It allows insurance to be purchased at a more affordable price
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However… the subsidy is only so large
To prevent shortages & compromises of care... Prevent demand & further price increases Shifting from short-term solutions to more
preventative measures Weight watchers class discounts, sponsored weight loss
seminars, even telephone counseling
However, finding an efficient balance is key: “We found 12 counseling sessions was the minimal
amount needed for significant weight loss, but we didn’t see any benefit to going over 26 sessions”
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New Demand, if obesity continues to grow exponentially
Marginal Benefit
Total Benefit
Future concerns:Subset at-risk groupsExtension to other facets of lifeHow to address