Weight Loss-Associated Decreases in Medical Care Expenditures for Commercially Insured Patients With Chronic Conditions.

Kenneth Thorpe¹, Anastasia Toles, Bimal Shah, Jennifer Schneider, Dena M Bravata

¹Department of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia (Thorpe); Livongo, Mt. View, California (Thorpe, Toles, Schneider, and Bravata); Duke School of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina (Shah); Teladoc, Mt. View, California (Shah); Center for Primary Care and Outcomes Research, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California (Bravata).

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Savings associated with weight loss for populations with chronic conditions are poorly understood. The purpose of this study was to estimate medical expenditure savings associated with weight loss among commercially insured adults with chronic medical conditions. METHODS THE: 2001-2015 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey data were used to estimate the effect of changes in body mass index…

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