Tom Milam | True Life Care

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Topics

Diabetes
Chronic Disease and Illness
Incentives and Engagement
Reducing Hospital Admissions and ALOS
Cost Savings

In this episode, Michael introduces you to Tom Milam, founder and True Life Care (TLC).  Join us as we discuss the impact of diabetes on individuals and healthcare costs and how the TLC program helps employees save money, improve their health and can lower costs to their health plan by thousands of dollars per person per year.
Here’s a glance at what you’ll learn in this episode:

An introduction to Tom Milam
Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes - causes, impacts and monitoring
Healthcare cost for a person with Diabetes vs. person without Diabetes
Rate of ER and Hospital admissions within diabetic population
Average out-of-pocket spend for individuals with Diabetes
Barriers to treatment adherence, behavior change and testing compliance by Diabetic population
How the True Life Care provides an incentive for Diabetic population to engage with Health Coaches
Expected cost savings when employees and dependents with Diabetes participate in the TLC program
How True Life Care identifies diabetic members and drives 40% participation rates in the program
How TLC is different from traditional Disease Management Programs
Cost for True Life Care program and how fee structure is aligned with employer interests
http://truelifecare.com/