Morristown, New Jersey (Feb. 26, 2024) – Today, CarelonRx announced it will launch a weight management program this spring to provide members support on their weight loss journeys – including those who utilize GLP-1 medications.
By 2030, about half of adults in the U.S. will have obesity, and about a quarter of adults will have severe obesity, according to a study in the New England Journal of Medicine. In addition, more than 49% of U.S. adults have tried to lose weight in the past year, and 45% of American adults are interested in taking a prescription weight loss medication.
CarelonRx’s digital-first weight management program will provide access to digital coaching and wellness tools that will help participants manage and monitor their weight goals, with the ability to connect to live human support – both digitally or over the phone – whenever needed. Behavioral health and social drivers of health screenings will also be incorporated to ensure whole health is at the heart of personalized wellness plans.
“At CarelonRx, we want to ease the complexities of weight loss and weight management, and support healthier lifestyles for our members,” said Paul Marchetti, president of CarelonRx. “Our weight management program is unique because it considers a member’s whole health needs, including pharmacy, medical and social drivers of health data, and creates opportunities for care coordination between nutrition and exercise experts, pharmacists, physicians and health plans.”
For those participants who are prescribed GLP-1 medications to aid in their weight management journeys, the program will feature a GLP-1 companion module that is designed to provide medication management support with a member’s prescribing physician.
The weight management program will be available to ASO integrated clients.
About CarelonRx
CarelonRx is a Carelon company, part of the Elevance Health family of healthcare services brands. CarelonRx puts the benefits back into pharmacy to improve the health of our members and the healthcare system. We work to remove barriers, personalize experiences, and improve health outcomes, no matter where our members are in their healthcare journey. For more information, subscribe to our monthly newsletter and follow us on LinkedIn.
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Elevance Health, CarelonRx
Brittany Jennings
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