by Gaurav Sharda | Aug 18, 2020 | Chronic Disease, Diabetes, For Business, Prevention, Uncategorized
In spring of 2020, Newtopia was notified that the company had earned Full CDC recognition as an alternative curriculum for our diabetes prevention program from the United States Department of Health & Human Services. This designation is reserved for programs...
by Gaurav Sharda | Aug 12, 2020 | Benefit Design, Chronic Disease, For Business, Healthcare Costs, Metabolic Disease, Uncategorized
Thoughts on Great Benefit Design The evolution of employee benefit plans in the US has been an ebb and flow of many market dynamics, political interests, and social principles. Many may not know that some of the earliest forms of individual health coverage didn’t come...
by Gaurav Sharda | Apr 9, 2020 | Chronic Disease, For Business, Habit Change, Uncategorized, Weight Management
Meet Newtopia Participant, April In this video, you’ll hear from a Newtopia participant named April. For her entire life, April struggled with asthma. At one point, her symptoms were so severe that she was put on a steroid medication. The steroids caused her to...
by Gaurav Sharda | Mar 10, 2020 | Chronic Disease, For Business, Prevention, Uncategorized
Chronic disease is the leading cause of death and disability in the United States The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) defines chronic disease broadly as any condition lasting more than one year, that requires ongoing medical attention or limits daily...
by Gaurav Sharda | Feb 18, 2020 | Chronic Disease, For Business, Prevention, Uncategorized
It’s been just over a month since we rang in the New Year – and new decade! Conversations and content on resolutions and change abound in the first weeks of January. But what happens when the dust settles? For some, it’s back to business as usual. For others, a...
by admin | Sep 5, 2019 | Chronic Disease, For Business, Healthcare Costs, Prevention, Uncategorized
The Cost of the Boomer Generation The population of older Americans is growing, and they are living longer than ever before. This combined with a high prevalence of chronic disease and swiftly soaring medical costs will have a significant impact on the Medicare...
