dallas city council briefing 2014 healthcare costs

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• Obesity ~i 81% of Dallas' health plan members are overweight or obese Performance Statistics ~i 35% of males and 41% of females taking the health assessment had a BMI30 greater If This is the highest incidence of overweight/obese members in UHC's entire Book of Business " Obesity leads to higher rates of diabetes, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, and high cholesterol; all of which are high cost drivers for health plans • Diabetes ~c 30~ of high costclaims (claims in excess of $50, 000 per year) are attributable to diabetes ( 28% of the plan expenditures f! Diabetes without complications - 21% higher than peer cities (68.1% higher than expected) " Diabetes with complications -11% higher than peer cities (26% higher than expected) • jjypertension ij. 40% higher than peer cities ., 51% higher than expected

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Page 1: Dallas City Council briefing 2014 healthcare costs

• Obesity~i 81% of Dallas' health plan members are overweight or obese

Performance Statistics

~i 35% of males and 41% of females taking the health assessment had aBMI30 greater

If This is the highest incidence of overweight/obese members in UHC'sentire Book of Business

" Obesity leads to higher rates of diabetes, cardiovascular disease,hypertension, and high cholesterol; all of which are high cost drivers forhealth plans

• Diabetes~c 30~ of high costclaims (claims in excess of $50, 000 per year) areattributable to diabetes

( 28% of the plan expendituresf! Diabetes without complications - 21% higher than peer cities (68.1%

higher than expected)" Diabetes with complications -11% higher than peer cities (26% higherthan expected)

• jjypertensionij. 40% higher than peer cities., 51% higher than expected