By 2050, an estimated 1.95 billion adults globally will be living with obesity, with the associated costs becoming more unsustainable year after year. At the same time, obesity is increasingly being recognised as a chronic, multifactorial disease associated with more than 200 health complications, exposing the limitations of fragmented and short-term approaches to treatment. As obesity rates continue to rise, health insurers face a daunting challenge: identifying more effective methods to tackling the condition while maintaining the financial sustainability of care.

Our latest White Paper explores a vision for improved obesity care through:

• personalised care pathways that match individuals with the most appropriate interventions,
• multidisciplinary models that combine medication with nutritional, behavioural and psychological support and,
• innovative payment, measurement and partnership models that encourage long-term success rather than short-term treatment.

Drawing on insights from leaders at Kaiser Permanente, Medavie Blue Cross, Bupa, Swiss Re, UPMC, the Tufts Food is Medicine Institute and the Obesity Care Advocacy Network, the paper combines emerging evidence with real-world case studies to show how obesity can be managed more effectively as a chronic disease.

Importantly, the paper goes beyond outlining a vision to provide a practical roadmap for insurers seeking to incrementally build the capabilities, partnerships and evidence needed to deliver more effective and sustainable obesity care.