The positive relationship between health and wealth is apparent. It’s difficult to acquire wealth when your health consumes your energy and your money.

The negative relationship between weight and health is equally apparent. Obesity creates unintended consequences that cost money…lots of money.

Now the health care industry is going to incorporate a mechanism in health insurance programs to track how health care providers deal with the obesity issue. (See the brief below.)  The obvious reason is that obesity leads to heart problems, diabetes, cancer and many other life threatening medical conditions. Each of these conditions is expensive to treat and puts a financial strain on the system, on the patient and the patients financial resources. In addition, many of these conditions are cronic and require home care or nursing home care at $6,000 per month and higher. You don’t need a calculator to figure out that writing a check for an extra $6,000 on the first day of each month for several years will stress the resources even of those who see themselves as wealthy.

Many estates that are built over a lifetime of work and worry are consumed by medical expenses in the last few months or years of life. Obesity can be a significant contributor to this erosion of health and wealth. You owe it to yourself to put a proper plan in place to address the probability that your wealth will be at risk even if you are in great health. Money for Life…in good times and bad shows you how to deal with this issue and with the other financial issues that present themselves throughout your life. It provides clear and effective strategies for accumulating and growing your wealth. It shows you how The Four Pillars can help you measure and manage your progress. You owe it to yourself –> www.TheMoneyForLifeBook.com

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NCQA Adds Obesity Indicators to HEDIS

NU Online News Service, Feb. 14, 2008, 5:29.m. EST

The National Committee for Quality Assurance is using its latest set of health plan quality indicators to encourage plans to pay more attention to weight.

The NCQA, Washington, says the 2009 edition of the Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set, a tool for comparing the quality of many health maintenance organization plans and some preferred provider organization plans, will include a measure indicating how often doctors check the body mass index of adult plan members.

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