2nd STOP Obesity Alliance Roundtable on Obesity Management and Coverage

On May 25, 2016, the STOP Obesity Alliance at The George Washington University hosted its second roundtable discussion on Obesity Management and Coverage. The day-long roundtable convened experts in obesity prevention and treatment, including health care providers, private and public payers and patient advocates. Participants discussed and defined obesity-related process and outcome metrics and moved toward development of an algorithm to guide care and incentives for reimbursement in a value-based care system. The session was moderated by Jeff Levi, professor of Health Management & Policy at the Milken Institute School of Public Health, and co-facilitated by Bill Dietz, who is also Director of the STOP Obesity Alliance. Plans are being made to host an additional roundtable meeting that will result in a white paper.