Whitepaper

Measuring how GLP-1 medications impact the total cost of care

By Melody Craff, Kim Ren, Davin Hemmila, Ivanna Ulin, and AJ Ally

Flexible analytics are valuable tools to inform the management of costs and outcomes for therapies such as glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) drugs, having a significant impact on payer spending and trend. This paper summarizes central themes and provides illustrative examples from Milliman’s GLP-1 Impact Dashboard suite of analytics to facilitate the strategic management of GLP-1-related care.

Highlights

  • There is an increased need for thorough data analysis to understand the impact on specific populations. This paper provides an example from Milliman’s GLP-1 Impact Dashboard of a sample cohort of non-diabetic patients with obesity.
  • In this paper, we discuss how Milliman’s dashboard can facilitate longitudinal analyses of patients with chronic conditions, and offer insights into benchmarks and outcomes.
  • Key features of the dashboard include insights into patient medication adherence, trends in healthcare spending and utilization, and a longitudinal view of the impact on the total cost of care, both before and after pharmacy rebates.
  • The dashboard also allows for the integration of client-specific data, enabling stakeholders to evaluate their own experiences and performance.

Access the full article at Milliman