Financial implications of New York City's weight management initiative.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To estimate potential annual savings in medical expenditures from a subsidized weight management program from the NYC Government perspective.

Design

Longitudinal observational study.

Setting

Employees of New York City (NYC) government and enrolled dependents.

Sample

14,946 participants with overweight and obesity.

Intervention

WW (formerly Weight Watchers®) 'Workshop' and 'Digital' programs.

Measures

Participation rate, enrollment duration, weight change, and predicted gross and net total and per capita medical expenditure savings and return on investment (ROI).

Analysis

Participation rate, enrollment duration, weight change, and program costs are based on direct observation. Predicted savings are simulated based on published data r

SUBMITTER: Agrawal S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7877753 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature