Envisioning Value-based Provider Payment for Obesity Treatment and Support

Posted On March 6th, 2023

Ten years after the American Medical Association declared obesity a chronic disease, unmet patient medical needs associated with obesity are growing. Yet obesity treatment and support are not a focus of the ongoing movement towards value-based care. NEHI's report maps the clinical journey of patients with obesity through their encounters with the health care system and applies well-accepted principles of value-based payment that could support a transition to safe, clinically appropriate, and cost-effective obesity care, delivered at scale.

More Resources

• Watch our Webinar: Webinar - It’s Time to Plan For Value-Based Delivery Of Obesity Treatment And Support
• Watch our NEHI Conversations with:
  • Angela Fitch MD, FACP, FOMA, Dipl. ABOM, Founder, and Chief Medical Officer at knownwell, and President of the Obesity Medicine Association
  • Florencia Halperin, Chief Medical Officer at FORM │ Virtual medical weight loss clinic
• Read more on this topic in our Health Affairs article: It’s Time To Plan For Value-Based Delivery Of Obesity Treatment And Support
• Read more on this topic in Bloomberg: Pricey Weight-Loss Drugs Spur Employer Efforts to Control Costs

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Additional Contributors

Joe Nadglowski, Obesity Action Coalition

Evan Richardson, Form Health

Dr. Florencia Halperin, Form Health

Teresa Mueller, Form Health

Dr. Angela Fitch, The Obesity Medicine Association

Teresa Fraker, The Obesity Medicine Association

Gregory Daniel, Eli Lilly & Company

Tracy Sims, Eli Lilly & Company