Santa Barbara Actuaries Inc. estimates that Newtopia's platform can generate first year medical cost savings of up to $1,700 per Medicare Advantage plan participating member
TORONTO, ON , Dec. 10, 2020 /CNW/ - Newtopia Inc. (TSXV: NEWU), a habit change platform for disease prevention, today announced results of a study that demonstrates its programs can provide significant medical cost savings when applied to Medicare Advantage (MA) populations, according to a report authored by Santa Barbara Actuaries Inc. and commissioned by Newtopia.
Newtopia's CDC accredited hyper-personalized approach combines the best of human intervention and digital technology to improve health and prevent, reverse, and slow the progression of chronic disease.
"Using an actuarial process, we are able to estimate that Newtopia's habit change platform could save up to $1,700 per MA member," said Ian Duncan , PhD, FSA, President of Santa Barbara Actuaries. "We developed a high-level economic model that estimates the potential savings from the Newtopia program when applies to a given MA population with Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) prevalence. The results of the report show promise of significant savings for the MA population."
Santa Barbara Actuaries further stipulates that, where members remain engaged with Newtopia for 12-months, the potential one-year savings to a plan with 100,000 members is an estimated $10.8 million . Analysis of existing Newtopia data for participants aged 65 years or more shows an expected one-year average body weight reduction of 5.5%. This compares favorably to the 4.3% average weight loss seen in younger Newtopia program participants, as previously reported in a published randomized controlled trial in the Journal of Environmental and Occupational Medicine .
"Our published, randomized controlled trial with Aetna and our current commercial outcomes prove that our programs make a meaningful impact on employer populations by improving overall health and cost savings," said Jeff Ruby , founder and CEO, Newtopia. "With this model developed by Santa Barbara Actuaries, we can confidently say that our behavior change platform has a high likelihood of improving the health of populations over 65 and generating corresponding cost savings for MA payers."
In addition, Newtopia understands there are immediate benefits with cost of care reduction for other Medicare risk-bearing entities such as Accountable Care Organizations or other provider organizations, who can also leverage our lifestyle intervention for in-year savings. Providers who are accountable for a population's total cost of care are likely to realize similar cost savings results as Medicare Advantage plans.
Newtopia will be conducting deeper analytics on medical loss ratio and other relevant Medicare metrics to further understand the cost reduction and revenue impact potential for risk-bearing entities.
About Newtopia
Newtopia is a tech-enabled disease prevention company focused on healthy habit change. Newtopia prevents, reverses, and slows the progression of chronic disease while enriching mental health, resilience, and overall human performance. The platform leverages genetic, social, and behavioral insights to create individualized prevention programs with a focus on type 2 diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and weight. With a person-centered approach that combines virtual care, digital tools, connected devices and actionable data science, Newtopia delivers sustainable clinical and financial outcomes. Newtopia serves some of the largest nationwide employers and health plans. To learn more, visit newtopia.com.
About Santa Barbara Actuaries Inc.
Santa Barbara Actuaries is an actuarial consulting firm that assists clients in developing economic models to demonstrate the financial efficacy of healthcare devices and intervention programs. www.sbactuaries.com
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