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Outcomes & Cost-Savings
Lifestyle changes result in significant cost savings in the first year. Mutual of Omaha found that 77% of patients avoided bypass surgery or a stent by choosing the Ornish program as a direct alternative, saving almost $30,000/patient in the first year. Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield found that overall healthcare costs were reduced by 50% in the first year and 400% in those whose insurance claims were more than $25,000 in the preceding year.
Mission Spotlight
Evidence-Based. Reimbursed.
Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation
With better clinical outcomes, larger cost savings, bigger changes in lifestyle, and higher adherence and engagement, lifestyle medicine is reimbursed by Blue Shield of California, Medicare, Aetna, and many other commercial payers.
Press Release with Blue Shield of CaliforniaReimbursement
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