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Georgia Diabetes Alliance: Enhancing Care for 8.8 Million People

Read the case study on the Georgia Diabetes and Obesity Project, a state initiative aiming to improve diabetes care, reduce health disparities, and raise public awareness. Learn about the alliance's impact, challenges, and next steps.

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Georgia Diabetes Alliance: Enhancing Care for 8.8 Million People

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  1. Bridges To Excellence www.bridgestoexcellence.org Georgia Diabetes and Obesity Project

  2. Case Study Description • State of Georgia • 8.8 Million People • Diabetes Care Link • $60 per Patient per Year • Accrued Quarterly • Broad Alliance • 15 Large Employers • Six Large Insurers • State of Georgia • Physician Support • Support of CMS and CDC

  3. Healthy Georgia • Georgia Diabetes and Obesity Project • Quality of Care • Minority Health Disparities • Public Awareness • Improving Health of Georgia’s Children

  4. Unique Challenges • Scope • Lack of Precedence • Rural vs Urban • Public Participation

  5. Roll out plan and team structure/resources • Small Band of True Believers • Alliance • Leadership of Public Figures • Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the House • Governor Perdue, Governor of Georgia • Doctor Satcher, former Surgeon General and interim President of Morehouse School of Medicine • Persistence

  6. Next Steps • Governance • Enroll Doctors • Public Education/Awareness • Solve for the Fully-Insured Plans • Build Upon this Success • Other Bridges Models • Minority Health Disparities

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