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Achievable Cost Saving and Cost-Effective Thresholds for Diabetes Prevention Lifestyle Interventions in People Aged 65 Years and Older: A Single-Payer Perspective
Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Vol. 112Issue 11p1747–1754Published online: October 24, 2012
- Jennifer M. Anderson
Cited in Scopus: 11
More than 75% of people older than 65 years of age in the United States have prediabetes or diabetes. Diabetes is a burden on Medicare, the US health care payer. Intensive lifestyle interventions have successfully prevented diabetes cases, and medical nutrition therapy has also significantly reduced diabetes risk factors. Including medical nutrition therapy coverage for prediabetes is a policy decision to be made by Medicare, and cost-effectiveness data must support that decision.