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Paul B. Handel, M.D. Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, HCSC November 3, 2010

Paul B. Handel, M.D. Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, HCSC November 3, 2010. Why Wellness? The Cost of Doing Nothing. What Drives Health Status and Health Care Costs?. How can we encourage and support Behavior Change ?.

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Paul B. Handel, M.D. Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, HCSC November 3, 2010

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  1. Paul B. Handel, M.D. Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, HCSC November 3, 2010 Why Wellness?The Cost of Doing Nothing

  2. What Drives Health Status andHealth Care Costs? How can we encourage and supportBehavior Change? Source: IFTF and Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Health and Healthcare 2010, January 2000

  3. What Does it Actually Cost? Economic Health and Burden of Chronic Disease (in billions of dollars) a2000, b2002, c2003. Categories may overlap. Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2004

  4. 3X +527 kcal/day 2X 3X 1950s 2007 Metabolic Syndrome Obesity Rare 200 million overweight 50 million patients 68 million patients Environmental Change and Metabolic Syndrome 2.5 million years

  5. Leading By Example 2005 2006

  6. Unhealthy Lifestyles Cause Rapid Rise in Chronic Conditions • The diagnosis of type 2 diabetes among members increased by about 14% and charges for services increased by 34%, from about $22,000 to $29,000 • The diagnosis of atherosclerosis among members increased by about 17% and charges for services increased by 29% from about $51,000 to $65,000

  7. Our Mission To promote the health and wellness of our members and communities through accessible, cost effective, quality health care Why we do what we do

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