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Return On Investment: Building your Case
for Wellness
March 19, 2009
Brian Day, Ed.DHealth Plan Informatics
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Health Plan Informatics
Reporting• Account reporting
– Medical facts– Drug facts– Risk management– Integrated account report
• Quality Management– HEDIS– CAHPS
• Govt., Regulatory– PHC4– PA Dept of Insurance
• Care Management– Blues On Call activity– Highmark@Hand– Condition Management Savings
• Reports@Hand– Self-service report generation and scheduling
• Ad hoc reporting
Data Services• Data feeds (IPDR)• Data extracts (CDE, BHI)• Member Reporting Repository• Programs/query migration• Pharmacy carve outs
Analysis• Foundational grouping and
stratification of member populations
• Predictive modeling– Risk– Trends
• Research studies with CDC, County Health Department, RAND, Solucia
Strategic Initiatives• Blue Health Intelligence (BHI)• Health Excellence Partners• Personal Health Records• Specialty physician profiling• Cost and Quality Transparency• Fraud
Business Ventures• InteliMedix
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Advanced Analytics
• Pattern recognition and deviation detection• Segmentation and clustering• Time series and forecasting methods• Advanced geo-statistical methods• DxCG, RxGroup Models• Member movement Analyses• Statistical modeling (e.g., linear,logistic
regression, ANOVA, Cox models)• Cohort identification and analysis• Rigorous scientific research studies
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Where do our Healthcare Dollars Go?
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Rising Healthcare Costs
• Cardiovascular Disease– Over 80 million cases and over 870,000
people who die of heart disease and stroke each year
– Economic burden: $448 billion a year including direct and indirect costs.
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control [2008]
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Rising Costs• Chronic diseases increase labor costs through
many means, including health care costs, but also through productivity losses from missed work, decreased on-the-job effectiveness, and turnover when an employee becomes too ill to return to work.
• Since 2001, the cost to employers of providing health insurance has increased by 78% . Data suggest that, for chronic diseases, the cost of productivity losses exceeds the cost of health care by as much as 4-fold .
Kaiser Family Foundation 2007Loeppke R, et al 2007
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Rising Costs
Diabetes• 23.6 million cases and over 200,000
deaths from complications from the disease each year.
• Economic burden: $174 billion a year including $116 billion in medical costs and $58 billion for lost work days and productivity.
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control [2008]
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Rising Costs
• Cancer
– 553,000 deaths and 1.3 million new cases each year.
– Economic burden: $217 billion a year including $89 billion in medical costs and $130 billion for lost work days and productivity.
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control [2008]
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Rising Costs• Smoking and Substance Abuse
– Substance abuse costs the US more than $346 billion per year
– Illicit drug use alone costs $116 billion
– Alcohol-related problems cost the U.S. approximately $185 billion each year.
– Smoking: Approximately 438,000 deaths each year. Economic burden: Over $96 billion in medical costs and $97 billion in indirect costs.
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control [2008] National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism The George Washington University Medical Center
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Rising Costs• The total cost of obesity in the U.S. is estimated
at $92.6 billion annually
– Medical expenditures for obese workers, depending on severity of obesity and sex, are between 29%– 117% greater than expenditures for workers with normal weight.
– Obesity is believed to be associated with more chronic disorders and worse physical health-related quality of life than is smoking or problem drinking
– Estimates of the number of years of life lost as a result of obesity range as high as 20 years of life lost for certain age and racial/ethnic groups.
CDC (2004, 2009)
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Highmark’s Investment
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Reinvigorating Highmark’s Employee Wellness Program
•
In 2002, Highmark’s internal wellness initiative was reinvigorated.
–
Incentive of $50
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Strong endorsement of senior leadership
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Participants rose from 547 to 2,888
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Significant impact on HRA-based risk as measured by annual aggregate reports
Fitness Center, October,2003
PittsburghFitness Center, October,2004
Camp Hill
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Preventive Health Services (PHS) Offerings
•
Worksite Programs
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Personal Nutrition CoachingSM
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Eat Well for Life ISM
& IISM
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Discover Relaxation Within ISM
& IISM
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HOPESM
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Diabetes Awareness & PreventionSM
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Clear the AirSM
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Weight Watchers at Work
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Physical Activity
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Preventive Health Services Campaigns
•
10,000 Steps ChallengeSM
•
Bands on the RunSM
•
Drop 10 in 10SM
•
Color Your PlateSM
•
Maintain Don’t GainSM
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Highmark Employee Participation
40%
50%
62%
80%
90%
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Employee Wellness Participation by Year
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The Impact of Highmark Employee Wellness Programs on
4-year Healthcare Costs
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Feb 2008
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Objective of the studyDetermine the Return on Investment
(ROI) of Highmark’s Wellness programs using a rigorous scientific
methodology
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Methodology
• 1,892 employees included (18%)• Risk-matched participants using age,
gender, 2001 claims, and Charlson score to a similar cohort
• Growth curve analysis• Examine claims trends for 2001-2005
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Costs of Wellness
Wellness Program Costs, Highmark Inc., inflation-adjusted to 2005 dollars
Naydeck, et. al, JOEM 2008
# Used Total # Used Total # Used Total # Used Total GD TotalHRA & Incentive 1892 $243,731 1303 $143,111 1308 $140,785 1355 $142,605Online 201 $1,142 247 $1,372 248 $1,300 512 $2,575Group 34 $1,544 56 $3,077 56 $3,010 0 $0Nutrition Coaching 2 $66 23 $740 51 $1,585 111 $3,42010,000 Steps 244 $2,441 413 $3,851 223 $2,061Fitness Center 407 $25,603 495 $29,939 879 $50,958Highmark Challenge 112 $348 910 $2,766Maintain Don't Gain Newsletter 85 $182 93 $192Wellness Program Costs $246,483 $176,343 $181,000 $204,577Cost per participant $130.28 $135.34 $138.38 $150.98
Net Savings (Estimated Savings - Wellness Program Costs)$87,398 $157,538 $152,881 $129,304 $527,121
$1,335,524$808,403
$1.65Return on Investment
$333,881$1,335,524
Total Savings Estimated 4 YearsTotal Costs 4 Years
$333,881 $333,881Estimated Annual Savings from Model $176.47/person
$333,881
$808,403
2002 2003 2004 2005
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RESULTS
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Growth in Healthcare Costs Comparison
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DxCG Risk Category Changes 2001-2005
Program Risk Decrease
HRA & Fitness Center 14.4%
HRA & Media, Group, or Individual Programs
12.6%
HRA Only 11.2%
Controls 11.1%
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Preventive Screening Rates
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ROI Calculation
• Savings 4 Years after Baseline (2001) $1,335,524
• Total Costs 4 Years (2002-2005) $808,403
• ROI = 1.65:1
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Significant Findings
• Overall savings of $176 PPPY• Inpatient savings greatest, $182 PPPY• Preventive screening rates increased for
participants• Incremental risk decreases• Participants in wellness were not just
healthy employees• ROI of $1.65
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Conclusions
• Positive findings for all participation groups• Savings sustained over multiple years• ROI does not include increase in
productivity and decreased absences• Positive and conservative ROI – wellness
works!• HRA is a good start
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