Economic Savings Model for Omada’s Cardiometabolic Programs
The study funded by Omada Health and conducted by Madison Noble, MPH, and Fang Chen, PhD, aimed to model the economic and health benefits of participating in virtual-first care (V1C) programs for cardiometabolic conditions. Using a microsimulation approach, the study focused on four types of programs: prevention, hypertension, diabetes, and diabetes plus hypertension. Participants showed sustained improvements in weight loss, hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), and blood pressure (BP) levels, which were estimated to reduce disease onset by 2% to 10% over five years following enrollment. The study projected significant gross savings in healthcare expenditures. After one year, estimated savings ranged from $892 to $1342 per participant, with cumulative savings of $2963 to $4346 after three years, and $5221 to $7756 after five years.