- Humana’s Bold Goal is to make the
communities we serve 20 percent healthier by 2020 by making it
easier for people to achieve their best health.
- Four of our original seven Bold Goal
communities (Knoxville, Baton Rouge, New Orleans and San Antonio)
demonstrated improved Healthy Days due, in part, to strong
relationships between physicians, patients and their
communities.
- Humana employees accumulated 1.8
million more Healthy Days over the last five years, achieving an 18
percent overall improvement toward their Bold Goal.
Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) announced today the progress the company
has made in achieving the Bold Goal it first publicly announced in
2015. Humana’s Bold Goal is a comprehensive health and business
strategy to improve the health of the communities it serves 20
percent by 2020 by making it easier for people to achieve their
best health. As part of its annual commitment to provide an update
on its community health progress, Humana today is releasing its
“Bold Goal – 2018 Progress Report,” which can be accessed by
clicking here.
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Humana is focused on partnering with local physicians and
community organizations to address important physical and mental
health conditions as well as social determinants of health (food
insecurity, social isolation and loneliness) in its Bold Goal
communities. The progress, challenges and results from their
original seven Bold Goal communities are detailed in this
report.
Humana measures Bold Goal community progress using the U.S.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) population health
management tool known as Healthy Days, which takes into account the
whole person by measuring both mentally and physically Unhealthy
Days over a 30-day period. Humana research has demonstrated that
each Unhealthy Day adds $15.64 per person per month in medical
costs, underscoring the economic value and business imperative of
achieving the Bold Goal.
Greater Focus
In 2017, Humana turned its focus to individual population
reporting within their communities, which provides the company with
a more in-depth look at trends and needs of senior, working-age and
lower-income adults as well as those struggling with conditions
like diabetes and depression. The Bold Goal Progress Report details
how and why Humana narrowed its focus and aligned its interventions
around key social determinants of health, such as food insecurity, social isolation and
loneliness, which are associated with adverse health outcomes.
The shift in focus to tracking unique populations within their
communities allows Humana to identify areas where they are making
progress, and to challenge the company to do better where they have
yet to see improvement. In this spirit, Humana is moving away from
providing an all-in Healthy Days average for each community, opting
instead to increase the granularity of their reporting to shine a
light on populations that need increased attention.
“As the nation’s senior population grows, they’ll play a larger
and more vital role in all of our communities,” said Bruce D.
Broussard, Humana’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “Seniors
face unique challenges, including living with multiple chronic
conditions and social determinants that can lead to poor health.
Learning to solve these issues will help all of us. By slowing
chronic disease progression through a holistic approach to
personalized care, we can help physicians and other care
professionals provide care that helps seniors prosper -- physically
and mentally.”
Bold Goal Progress
2017 was a particularly challenging year for health in the
United States. The annual Gallup-Sharecare Well-Being Index showed
that 21 states saw “declines in social, emotional and psychological
health.” Despite these challenges, Humana’s senior member
population in Bold Goal communities continued to improve their
health when compared to those senior members in non-Bold Goal
communities.
This is a reflection of Humana’s long-held belief that no single
entity can solve health alone, and it illustrates the critical role
that nonprofit organizations, physicians, clinicians and government
and business leaders in Bold Goal communities have played since day
one. Through a localized, holistic and integrated approach to
physical and mental health centered on the individual and designed
to address social determinants of health, Humana continues to make
progress on its Bold Goal:
- Bold Goal markets, on average, managed
to reduce their number of Unhealthy Days. Knoxville, Tennessee;
Baton Rouge, Louisiana; New Orleans and San Antonio all had
improved Healthy Days as well as improved clinical outcomes. Humana
attributes this, in part, to strong relationships between
physicians, communities and patients.
- Seniors living in Bold Goal communities
continued to make improvements in physical and mental health.
Despite the fact that many of these Medicare members are living
with multiple chronic conditions, a reduction in Unhealthy Days was
achieved.
- Humana employees reduced their number
of Unhealthy Days, improving overall by 18 percent. In 2015, Humana
announced an ambitious Bold Goal for its employee population:
improve health 20 percent by the end of 2017. Achieving results
within two percent of the original goal, Humana employees were able
to gain 1.8 million more Healthy Days in total.
The Bold Goal continues to guide employees in their work and
shared sense of purpose. Eighty-seven percent of employees surveyed
say they are inspired by the Bold Goal, and in Bold Goal
communities, employees show higher rates of volunteerism,
engagement and retention.
“We’re proud of the progress our employees have made on their
Bold Goal journeys, accumulating 1.8 million more Healthy Days
since 2012 compared to our starting baseline,” said Tim State,
Senior Vice President, Associate Health & Well-being. “Our Bold
Goal inspires us to lead by example as we empower our customers and
each other through a culture of well-being. We look forward to
continuing this collaborative effort, creating the insights and
momentum to achieve our best health, while helping the people we
serve do the same.”
Through a “whole-person” approach toward health and well-being
improvement, Humana’s experience and success within its employee
population has also accelerated deeper understanding of how social
determinants of health impact our communities.
Social Determinants and Community Progression
Humana is highly focused on addressing how social determinants
of health -- such as how food insecurity, social isolation,
loneliness, health literacy and transportation -- can greatly
impact a person’s ability to improve his or her health. Today, one
in eight Americans is food insecure, and seniors who are food
insecure have 50 percent higher prevalence of diabetes and three
times higher rates of depression. Further, seniors who are socially
isolated or lonely are 3.4 times more likely to suffer
depression.
Roy A. Beveridge, M.D., is Humana’s Chief Medical Officer. His
organization has been responsible for leading Bold Goal
implementation for the last few years. Dr. Beveridge believes that
more attention must be dedicated to not only expanding the role of
physician and clinician partners, but also helping them to address
social determinants of health.
“Many seniors today are living with multiple chronic conditions,
which challenge their ability to easily make lifestyle changes,”
Dr. Beveridge said. “If we want to empower all seniors to change
these behaviors so they can improve their health and slow disease
progression, we must meet them where they live. Health is local,
and we need to address the social determinants that are not only
impacting them, but their children and grandchildren.”
In Florida, we are working on several diabetes pilots with a
diabetes management company to provide eligible Humana members with
an opportunity to participate in a self-management program with a
certified diabetes educator. These interventions target diabetic
members who have an A1c equal to or greater than eight. Due to the
work and influence of our Bold Goal, the program also includes
Healthy Days, food insecurity and loneliness screenings as a part
of the program, taking a holistic approach to health to improve
health outcomes.
Humana’s progress on addressing these social determinants of
health in its Bold Goal communities via collaborative efforts with
physicians and community partners is detailed below:
- San Antonio continues to improve its
Healthy Days through a highly collaborative approach. In Humana’s
first Bold Goal community, the San Antonio Health Advisory Board
and Humana San Antonio Bold Goal team partnered to achieve a 3.5
percent improvement in Healthy Days. In 2018, Humana and the
community will be focused on scaling efforts aimed at diabetes and
food insecurity.
- Baton Rouge benefited from strong
collaboration between the public and private entities. The
community experienced a 4.1 percent improvement in Healthy Days and
a 1.8 percent improvement in Healthy Days among Humana seniors with
diabetes. In addition, the Greater Baton Rouge Health Advisory
Board and the Humana Baton Rouge Bold Goal aligned with the Mayor’s
Healthy City Initiative to further impact the community.
- New Orleans improved their Healthy Days
3.9 percent, which has been attributed to a specific focus on
healthy eating and nutrition literacy. In 2018, the Greater New
Orleans Health Advisory Board and Humana New Orleans Bold Goal team
will dedicate more attention to convincing additional physicians to
enter into value-based care agreements as well as addressing food
insecurity, loneliness and social isolation.
- Knoxville achieved a 5.4 percent
improvement in Healthy Days, the largest improvement in all Bold
Goal communities and a 9.7 percent Healthy Days improvement in
Humana members living with diabetes. The Greater Knoxville Health
Advisory Board and the Humana Knoxville Bold Goal team held healthy
eating demonstrations, conducted poverty simulations, tackled
access to care and focused on patient engagement and diabetes
prevention.
Louisville, Kentucky; Tampa Bay, Florida; and Broward County,
Florida, saw slight increases in Unhealthy Days. Humana detailed in
its report what the company and their partners are doing to better
address their unique challenges and work to reduce the number of
Unhealthy Days in these communities moving forward.
Humana and its physician and community partners will continue to
take a highly personalized, deeply integrated approach to
individual health that goes beyond the doctor’s office to address
issues such as social determinants of health. Based on past
experiences, new programs will be unveiled to make it easier for
people to live healthier lives, both physically and mentally.
Please visit www.humana.com/boldgoal for additional
information on Humana’s efforts and to learn how to get involved in
one of their community Health Advisory Boards.
About Humana
Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is committed to helping our millions of
medical and specialty members achieve their best health. Our
successful history in care delivery and health plan administration
is helping us create a new kind of integrated care with the power
to improve health and well-being and lower costs. Our efforts are
leading to a better quality of life for people with Medicare,
families, individuals, military service personnel, and communities
at large.
To accomplish that, we support physicians and other health care
professionals as they work to deliver the right care in the right
place for their patients, our members. Our range of clinical
capabilities, resources and tools – such as in-home care,
behavioral health, pharmacy services, data analytics and wellness
solutions – combine to produce a simplified experience that makes
health care easier to navigate and more effective.
More information regarding Humana is available to investors via
the Investor Relations page of the company’s web site at
www.humana.com, including copies of:
- Annual reports to stockholders
- Securities and Exchange Commission
filings
- Most recent investor conference
presentations
- Quarterly earnings news releases and
conference calls
- Calendar of events
- Corporate Governance information
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