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Improving health outcomes

The American Medical Association (AMA) formed a strategic alliance with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to address the 84 million Americans with prediabetes, especially the estimated 90 percent who don't even know they have it. The AMA developed a framework to promote a healthier nation through increased identification of patients with prediabetes to prevent or delay new cases of type 2 diabetes.

The AMA and CDC collaboration has 5 primary goals:
 

  1. Increase public awareness of prediabetes, and the evidence-based DPP lifestyle change program, supported by the National Diabetes Prevention Program (National DPP).

  2. Boost clinical screening rates and prediabetes-patient referrals to CDC-recognized lifestyle change programs.

  3. Ensure the amount of CDC-recognized organizations is sufficient enough to support the needs of all those living with prediabetes.

  4. Champion efforts to include National DPP lifestyle change programs in health benefit packages.

  5. Promote multi-directional communication between primary care physicians, patients and CDC-recognized organizations offering the National DPP lifestyle change program.

Key milestones:

  • Nearly 1,700 lifestyle change programs across the nations are recognized by the CDC.

  • There was an increase in physician referrals to CDC-recognized organizations.

  • In collaboration with the Ad Council, the AMA and CDC released a groundbreaking prediabetes public service announcement (PSA) to national audiences, which has led nearly 3 million consumers to DoIHavePrediabetes.org.

Changing the healthcare landscape:

  • Together, the AMA and CDC are working with health care systems, state and local government, commercial health plans, businesses, community-based organizations and many others to build an all-payer model capable of sustaining the National DPP long term.

    • The National DPP lifestyle change program is the first preventive service model from the CMS Innovation Center expanded into the Medicare program—a landmark for public health.

    • Over 100 employers and commercial plans include the National DPP lifestyle change program as a covered benefit for employees or plan members at high risk for type 2 diabetes.

    • More than 3.4 million public employees and dependents in 19 states have the National DPP lifestyle change program as a covered benefit.

    • Nine states have full or partial coverage through Medicaid authorities or demonstration projects.

    • The CDC launched the National DPP Customer Service Center, a web-based repository of informative tool and resources for organizations delivering, promoting, covering or citing a National DPP lifestyle change program.

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