Community Care Plan announced a collaboration with diabetes reversal leader
Virta Health. Virta’s virtual type 2 diabetes reversal treatment is now available to thousands of CCP’s eligible employees and adult Medicaid members.
Community Care Plan announced a collaboration with diabetes reversal leader
Virta Health. Virta’s virtual type 2 diabetes reversal treatment is now available to thousands of CCP’s eligible employees and adult Medicaid members.
Florida has the
17th highest rate of type 2 diabetes in the country. Per the
American Diabetes Association, nearly 12% of the adult population—almost 2 million Floridians—suffer from diabetes. Another nearly 6 million have prediabetes. Yet the burden is not shared equally; diabetes
disproportionately affects lower-income adults including those covered by Medicaid plans like CCP.
“Working with Virta is a major step toward reversing South Florida’s diabetes epidemic,” said Miguel Venereo, MD, Chief Medical Officer at Community Care Plan. “Though many digital health solutions aren't well-suited to Medicaid populations, Virta's personalized, high-touch treatment makes it easy for patients from any background to improve their metabolic health.”
In Virta’s
peer-reviewed clinical outcomes, the majority of completing patients achieved blood sugar below the diabetes threshold at one year, while removing or reducing the need for diabetes medications such as insulin. Patients also saw 12 percent weight loss and improved over 20 markers of cardiovascular health.
Foundational to these results is a continuous remote care model. Via the Virta app, patients receive access to clinicians and health coaches who provide expert, individualized guidance on nutrition and behavioral change, monitor biomarkers, and de-prescribe medications as needed. This innovation is key for adherence and retention, even with lower-income and
other hard-to-reach groups.
“While often ignored in the digital health ecosystem, Medicaid members are the exact patients we need to reach for any hope of reversing the global diabetes epidemic,” said Sami Inkinen, CEO and co-founder of Virta Health. “Community Care Plan is a leader in this space, and we look forward to working together to compound our efforts to reduce the burden of chronic disease in this population.”
Today’s announcement offers hope to reverse the economic burden of diabetes as well, which costs
$25B annually in Florida, including $248M through Medicaid alone. Virta practices a unique value-based care model and puts 100 percent of fees at risk. Under the arrangement, CCP only pays for successful health outcomes tied to diabetes reversal metrics.
Virta is available to eligible CCP employees and Medicaid members (18 and older) at no cost.
About Virta Health
Virta Health helps people reverse type 2 diabetes and other chronic conditions. Current approaches manage disease progression through increased medication use and infrequent doctor visits. Virta reverses type 2 diabetes through innovations in technology, nutrition science, and continuous remote care from physicians and behavioral experts. In clinical studies, 94 percent of patients reduce or eliminate insulin use, and weight-loss exceeds FDA benchmarks by 150 percent. Virta works with the largest health plans, employers, and government organizations and puts 100 percent of its fees at risk based on clinical and financial outcomes. To learn more about how Virta is transforming lives by reversing type 2 diabetes and other chronic diseases, visit
www.virtahealth.com or follow us on Twitter
@virtahealth.
