• Thomas E Kottke, Jason M Gallagher, Marcia Lowry, Sachin Rauri, Juliana O Tillema, Jeanette Y Ziegenfuss, Nicolaas P Pronk, and Susan M Knudson.
• HealthPartners, 8170 33rd Ave S, MS 21110X, Minneapolis, MN 55425. Email: Thomas.e.kottke@healthpartners.com.
• Am J Manag Care. 2019 Apr 1; 25 (4): 182188182-188.

ObjectivesTo identify opportunities to improve the health and well-being of members of HealthPartners, a health plan based in Minnesota.Study DesignCross-sectional analysis of insurance claims, death records, and survey data.MethodsWe calculated a current health score from insurance claims and death records for all 754,584 members 18 years and older who met inclusion and exclusion criteria for the period January 1, 2015, to December 31, 2015, and/or January 1, 2016, to December 31, 2016. Adjusting responses to represent the member population, we calculated a future health score based on 7 items and a 1-item well-being score from survey data that we collected between July 1, 2015, and December 31, 2016.ResultsForty-four percent of the loss to the current health score among HealthPartners members is attributable to musculoskeletal, psychosocial, and neurologic conditions. Among the 7 components of the future health score, the greatest opportunity for improvement (31% of the total potential) is increasing dietary fruits and vegetables. Although 42% of the members reported high levels of well-being, 14% reported low levels. On average, members with the lowest levels of well-being were insured by a Medicaid product and had low educational achievement.ConclusionsBy applying the summary measures of health and well-being to the HealthPartners member population, we identified opportunities to address conditions that created a high burden on current health, opportunities to improve prospects for future health, and subpopulations who would benefit from interventions that would increase their sense of well-being.

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