The Association Between Medical Costs and Participation in the Vitality Health Promotion Program ...
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Title: The Association Between Medical Costs and Participation in the Vitality Health Promotion Program Among 948,974 Members of a South African Health Insurance Company Author(s): Deepak N. Patel, Estelle V. Lambert, Roseanne da Silva, Mike Greyling, Craig Nossel, Adam Noach, Wayne Derman, Thomas Gaziano Publication: American Journal of Health Promotion, Jan/Feb 2010, V24, I3, 199-204 Keyword(s): Health Insurance, Wellness Program, Health Risk Appraisal A cross sectional analysis of 948,974 members of a South African health insurance company examined the relationship between medical costs and participation in a paid health promotion program offering. 62.5% of members paid $10 per month to join this program, 21.7% joined but did not participate in any programs, 30.9% participated in some programs and 9.5% participated in enough programs to be considered highly engaged. This most engaged group had lower annual medical costs, admission rates and cost per admission than any of the other groups. Costs for medical conditions related to lifestyle factors were also lower, including 15.09% lower for cancers, 7.17% lower for cardiovascular disease, 21.38% lower for endocrine and metabolic disease and 17.44% lower for musculoskeletal disease.