A better way to manage diabetes
Priority Health first developed its diabetes care program in 1998. Since then, the program has had two goals: to improve the health of our members and to reduce the financial costs associated with diabetes care. Thirteen years later, we’ve successfully helped over 30,000 people manage their condition while controlling costs for you and the health care system overall.
Facts about diabetes - The incidence of diabetes – and the related costs – are projected to double in 25 years1.
- With appropriate primary care for diabetes complications, the United States could have avoided $2.5 billion in hospital costs in 20012.
- The annual cost of care for young people with diabetes is six times higher than care for healthy young adults3.
Engaging all stakeholders ― through automation, transparency and financial rewards ― is key to the Priority Health Diabetes Management program. Our integrated approach to diabetes management engages patients and caregivers alike, resulting in better health, better experiences and reduced avoidable costs. It’s a model that’s been embraced by health plans, employers and patients across-the-board.
Because diabetes can often be prevented, Priority Health has helped implement wellness for many of the employer groups that purchase Priority Health benefits. The wellness programs address the key behaviors linked to diabetes, thus keeping those with low risks remaining in the low-risk category.
Priority Health’s Diabetes Management program has been ranked among the top health plans in the country for diabetes performance over the past several years. In fact, it ranks among the top 10 percentile for diabetes management.
Controlling diabetes = controlling costs
Interested in learning more about our Wellness plans? Give us a call or visit our website to find out how we can help you develop your own wellness program that best fits your needs.
The Priority Health Diabetes Management program measures success through three key factors:
- Engaged members. Priority Health exceeded national quality benchmarks in the key indicators of diabetes: lab test and results of HbA1c, eye exams, LDL and blood pressure.
- Avoided complications. Incidents of avoidable complications were below both the national average and the average in Michigan.
- Controlled costs. The diabetes cost trend was held to less than 2% per year over the past four years.
Topics: Controlling costs, Member experience
