Becker's Healthcare February 13, 2025
UnitedHealthcare, in collaboration with the Health Action Council, has released a report analyzing the economic impact of obesity on employer’s healthcare costs.
The study, which analyzed data from 224,000 commercial members, showed that individuals living with obesity face healthcare expenses that are 2.3 times higher than those without obesity, with an average annual cost increase of over $662 per person.
“When we think about what’s driving the cost of care in America … a big piece of it comes down to the rise in metabolic issues and the costs associated with them,” Craig Kurtzweil, chief data and analytics officer for UnitedHealthcare’s employer and individual business, told Becker’s. “Obesity is a hot topic in the healthcare landscape, especially with GLP-1s, so...
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