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Study Shows How Obesity Impacts Employer Healthcare Costs UnitedHealthcare and the Health Action Council have examined how the obesity epidemic has impacted the healthcare costs of employers and how it will continue to do so in the future. About 75% of adults in the U.S. are either overweight or obese, up from 50% in 1990. Obesity rates have grown fastest among younger adults. The obese population accounts for 46% of the employers’ medical spend. Per member per month costs for obese employees are more than double ($973) than those who were not obese ($421). Metabolic conditions are common among people with obesity. For workers in their ’50s, diabetes rates are 2.5 times higher among obese individuals. Hypertension rates were three times higher. Those who were obese also had greater rates of behavioral health illnesses. Study: https://healthactioncouncil.org/media/i5qj3qah/2025-hac-white-paper.pdf #obesity #glp1s #weightlossdrugs #healthcare #chronicconditions #employercoverage https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/payers/unitedhealth-hac-study-examines-how-obesity-impacting-employer-health-costs Trump To Defend Brainwood Using Biden Arguments

Major Staff Cutbacks In Healthcare At Federal Government The Trump administration has directed agencies to begin laying off probationary employees. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and related agencies are firing up to 5,200 probationary employees as of today. About 1,300 are employed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and a sizeable number are with the National Institutes of Health (NIH). There are over 2 million federal employees. Additional article: https://www.modernhealthcare.com/labor/cdc-layoffs-cuts-trump (Some articles may require a subscription.) #hhs #nih #cdc #staffing #layoffs #trump #doge https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/regulatory/mass-layoffs-hhs-cdc-cuts-1300-probationary-workers-reports-say Trump Administration Cuts Exchange Navigator Funding Similar to what happened in its first term, the Trump administration axed Exchange Navigator funding by 90% to just $10 million. The navigator program received $98 million in the 2024 plan year but only enrolled 92,000 consumers, accounting for just 0.6% of selections through federally facilitated exchanges (FFEs) in the open enrollment period. Trump’s