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Employees who lost ≤5% BMI had a 10% reduction in health expenditures.
Even modest weight loss can lead to some healthcare cost reductions.
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At year 1, the study cohort had a 33% payment reduction compared with 10% reduction in the control group.
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The study uses a retrospective analysis of health risk assessments and insurance claims.
Source
Association Between Weight Reduction and Employees’ Healthcare Cost
Samuel K. Peasah et al. · Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine · 2023
DOI 10.1097/jom.0000000000002938
cohort · n=197
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