YMCA of Greater Dayton Holding Diabetes Screenings for Seniors
YMCA of Greater Dayton Holding Diabetes Screenings for Seniors
Dayton, OH (June 13, 2013) –The YMCA of Greater Dayton is pleased to offer a Diabetes Testing Event at no cost for Medicare Fee-for-Service Recipients in our community on Saturday, June 22, 2013. The event will take place at Town & Country Shopping Center, 300 E. Stroop Rd., Kettering, OH, 45429 from 9am – 1pm. Walk ups are welcome, appointments can be made by calling 1-855-295-9135 or by visiting www.preventionforseniors.org prior to the event.
Nationally, this is one event of many designed to help seniors know their risk for developing type 2 diabetes and encourage them to participate in the YMCA’s Diabetes Prevention Program.
Because research has shown that programs like the YMCA’s Diabetes Prevention Program can reduce incidence of diabetes among Medicare-age individuals by about 70 percent (compared to 58 percent for younger individuals), the program has been identified as a promising approach in lowering Medicare expenditures.
The YMCA of Greater Dayton has been chosen to participate in a demonstration project to assess the effectiveness of the YMCA’s Diabetes Prevention Program in lowering incidences of type 2 diabetes and reducing the cost burden of the condition on the health care system. The YMCA of Greater Dayton is one of 17 Ys participating in the project that, if successful, could save millions in future health care costs and create an infrastructure for how community based organizations deliver health care services to the Medicare population with prediabetes.
In an effort to qualify seniors for the program, the Diabetes Prevention and Control Alliance (DPCA) will be in town on Saturday, June 22, 2013 from 9am – 1pm offering Diabetes Screenings at Town & Country Shopping Center in Kettering.
There is no out-of-pocket cost to for those who qualify. Participants must have Medicare Part A and/or Part B to be eligible for this screening event. Please bring your Medicare ID Card (red, white & blue) to the screening event.
The YMCA’s Diabetes Prevention Program, part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) led National Diabetes Prevention Program, is a 12-month evidence-based program that includes 16 weekly core sessions followed by monthly maintenance sessions. The program is delivered in a classroom setting by trained lifestyle coaches and provides a supportive environment where a small group of individuals work together to learn how healthier eating and increased physical activity can help reduce their risk for developing type 2 diabetes. Long-term program goals include reducing participants’ body weight by 7 percent and increasing physical activity to 150 minutes per week.
“We have offered the YMCA’s Diabetes Prevention Program for the past three years, and we’ve seen great results and will now be able to reach even more people in need,” said Tim Helm, CEO of the YMCA of Greater Dayton. “Participating in this project will not only help us further prevent diabetes in a population that is at great risk, but it will help shape the future of how prevention programs are delivered and paid for across the nation.”
YMCA of the USA (Y-USA), the national office for the nation’s Ys, was awardeda Health Care Innovation Award by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) and selected 17 Ys to participate in the demonstration project. The award will help the YMCA of Greater Dayton recruit and deliver the YMCA’s Diabetes Prevention Program to Medicare Fee for Service beneficiaries and track health outcomes for those individuals.
The demonstration project will take place in 17 communities where the YMCA’s Diabetes Prevention Program is currently available and create an infrastructure for serving the Medicare population that the Y and other community-based providers of prevention services can eventually leverage nationally. The nearly $12 million grant to Y-USA will not only be used to help the Ys deliver the program, but it will also:
o Reimburse Ys, on a pay for performance basis, for delivering the program to at least 10,000 Medicare beneficiaries
o Enhance technology platforms and call center infrastructure to determine and manage Medicare eligibility and process performance-based claims
o Create national roundtable of partners that will help drive systems changes to increase awareness and enrollment into the program
CMMI is part of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services – the federal agency that administers the Medicare program. CMMI fosters health care transformation by finding new ways to pay for and deliver care that both improve care and health outcomes while lowering costs. The Center identifies, develops, supports, and evaluates innovative models of payment and care service delivery for Medicare.
Visit YMCA.net/diabetes-prevention to learn more about the program and see if you qualify. To learn more about the Y’s commitment to healthy living visit ymca.net/healthy-living/.
YMCA of the USA selected the YMCA of Greater Dayton to offer the YMCA’s Diabetes Prevention Program at no cost to qualifying Medicare beneficiaries. This is made possible by funding opportunity number 1C1CMS330965 from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation.
The contents of this press release are solely the responsibility of the authors and have not been approved by the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
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The Y is one of the nation’s leading nonprofits strengthening communities through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. Across the U.S., 2,687 Ys engage 21 million men, women and children – regardless of age, income or background – to nurture the potential of children and teens, improve the nation’s health and well-being, and provide opportunities to give back and support neighbors. Anchored in more than 10,000 communities, the Y has the long-standing relationships and physical presence not just to promise, but to deliver, lasting personal and social change. The YMCA of Greater Dayton was established in 1870 and now offers eleven locations throughout the Miami Valley. www.ymcaonline.org