Conventional Weight Management Programs
- Average Americans spend $40 billions/yr on weight loss products and services or about $5,625/yr each.
- Dieting for 20 years you will spend approximately $112,500+ on diet products and programs
- Data shows weight-loss efforts do not work. Risks for acquiring other serious illness is high. Diabetes will cost you $80,000+ over 20 years
- Costs for related illnesses such as type 2 diabetes and heart disease increase as out of pocket and coverage rates rise annually .
- Few standard insurance plans cover weight loss programs.
- Although In most states, legislation requires insurance companies to provide benefits for weight loss surgery you must meet the criteria including having a BMI level of 40+ as established by NIH guidelines. Even though insurance coverage is widespread, the approval process is lengthy and cumbersome with no guaranteed of coverage.
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- $1650 plus the cost of supplementation and return visits depending on case
- Highly effective, proven results with a lifelong solution to weight loss
- Benefits include enhanced immune system helping to prevent other diseases and illnesses. Savings in this area are extensive as health care costs are continually rising
- Initial supplementation can range from $150-$300. Ongoing can range from $50-$85 per month
- Amount of return visits are determined case by case. Can range from $175 per session plus the cost of panels $175-$350 per reevaluation
- Total cost for first year ranges from $2,900 - $3,600
- Total Cost of Supplementation and annual visits over 20 years range from $10,000-$20,000 however this should cover a large percentage of your healthcare needs for life
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For those with insurance coverage, out of pocket expenses as incurred over a few years from traditional medical services supersede those expenses incurred through an integrative holistic approach at HealthWalk.
HealthWalk’s Weight Loss package provides a lifelong solution to weight issues. The cost is $1,650 plus the cost of supplementation and follow-up testing. When you compare this amount to what the average American spends on weight loss products per year plus the added cost of healthcare and medical expenses for related illness such as type 2 Diabetes, HealthWalk comes out ahead.
Since very few insurance programs cover weight management and care, all costs accrued are out of pocket expenses with short-term or no results at all.
Weight loss is a multibillion-dollar industry in the US. “According to a study of national costs attributed to both overweight (BMI 25–29.9) and obesity (BMI greater than 30), medical expenses accounted for 9.1 percent of total U.S. medical expenditures in 1998 and may have reached as high as $78.5 billion ($92.6 billion in 2002 dollars) (Finkelstein, Fiebelkorn, and Wang, 2003)1.” In 2000, HHS estimated the overall annual economic costs of obesity in the U.S. to be $117 billion. Americans spend an estimated $40 billion per year on diet-related products alone2. However, the data shows that weight loss efforts are not working as the trends in weight gain are rising. The prevalence of obesity has increased so dramatically that the CDC (Center for Disease Control) is now considering this as one of the top threats to the health of our nation.
High BMI levels also put you at risk for a variety of medical conditions:
- Type 2 diabetes
- High blood pressure
- High cholesterol levels
- Coronary heart disease
- Congestive heart failure
- Angina
- Stroke
- Asthma
- Osteo arthritis
- Musculoskeletal disorders
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- Sleep apnea and respiratory problems
- Gout
- Bladder control problems
- Poor reproductive issues
- Complications of pregnancy
- Infertility
- Irregular ovulation
- Cancers of the uterus, breast, prostate, kidney, liver, pancreas, esophagus, colon and rectum
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reports that reducing 10 percent of body weight can reduce expected lifetime healthcare costs for major obesity related diseases by $2200-$5300.
HealthWalk’s Weight Loss package provides a lifelong solution to weight issues. The cost is $2500 plus the cost of supplementation. When you compare this amount to what the average American spends on weight loss products per year plus the added cost of healthcare and medical expenses, HealthWalk comes out ahead.
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- http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/Obesity/economic_consequences.htm
- http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/overwt.htm
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