Calculate Benefits and Costs of Covering the Lifestyle Change Program

Cost and benefit calculators

Cost effectiveness and potential savings are important when you consider offering the National DPP lifestyle change program. CDC and the American Medical Association (AMA) have each developed a cost calculator tool. These tools can help employers, insurers, and others estimate potential return on investment. They can also estimate other costs and health outcomes associated with the National DPP lifestyle change program for employees or benefits members.

Both AMA and CDC tools allow for customization, and can help organizations forecast the benefits of offering the National DPP. These two tools may lead to different conclusions based on assumptions about:

• The progression from prediabetes to type 2 diabetes.
• The reduction in risk provided by lifestyle intervention.

CDC's cost calculator uses assumptions for these values that tend to be lower because they're modeled on a nationally representative sample. AMA's assumptions tend to be higher because they're modeled on a more targeted employer sample.

CDC's Diabetes Prevention Impact Toolkit

Just how much can diabetes prevention programs save? The Diabetes Prevention Impact Toolkit helps employers, insurers, and state health departments weigh the costs and benefits of the National DPP lifestyle change program. This online tool provides estimates of:

• Total cost of delivering the lifestyle change program to a covered population.
• Total health benefit resulting from the program.
• Life years gained and quality-adjusted life years saved.
• Cost-effectiveness of the lifestyle change program.
• Return on investment, if applicable.

Users can get results based on default values for their target population or enter customized values that reflect their population, program experience, and potential return on investment.

Explore the Diabetes Prevention Impact Toolkit to learn more and to access help and resources.

AMA's DPP Cost Saving Calculator

The AMA DPP Cost Saving Calculator allows users to calculate their potential medical cost savings from providing the National DPP lifestyle change program as a covered benefit. Information unique to specific employee populations can be used to get the most accurate results.

Different cost calculator tools can yield different conclusions because of the data and assumptions underlying their calculations. AMA's cost calculator uses default values based on assumptions and methodology from research studies. It allows health systems, payers, and employers to customize their anticipated enrollment and completion rates. This information may be based on their experiences with other programs or their expected rate of employee or participant turnover.