diff --git a/domains/health/federal-budget-scoring-methodology-systematically-undervalues-preventive-interventions-because-10-year-window-excludes-long-term-savings.md b/domains/health/federal-budget-scoring-methodology-systematically-undervalues-preventive-interventions-because-10-year-window-excludes-long-term-savings.md index f043cd2b5..4e13ebde7 100644 --- a/domains/health/federal-budget-scoring-methodology-systematically-undervalues-preventive-interventions-because-10-year-window-excludes-long-term-savings.md +++ b/domains/health/federal-budget-scoring-methodology-systematically-undervalues-preventive-interventions-because-10-year-window-excludes-long-term-savings.md @@ -39,6 +39,12 @@ The GLP-1 case is particularly stark because the clinical evidence is robust (ca The claim that budget scoring "systematically" undervalues prevention requires evidence beyond a single case. However, the GLP-1 divergence is consistent with known CBO methodology (10-year window, conservative assumptions) and parallels similar scoring challenges for other preventive interventions (vaccines, screening programs). The structural bias is well-documented in health policy literature, though this source provides the most dramatic single-case illustration. + +### Additional Evidence (confirm) +*Source: [[2024-11-01-aspe-medicare-anti-obesity-medication-coverage]] | Added: 2026-03-15* + +The GLP-1 Medicare coverage debate provides a quantified example: CBO's $35B cost estimate vs. ASPE's $715M savings calculation represents a $35.7B methodological divergence on the same policy. ASPE projects 38,950 CV events avoided and 6,180 deaths avoided over 10 years from broad semaglutide access, but these downstream savings are not fully captured in CBO's budget scoring framework. + --- Relevant Notes: diff --git a/domains/health/glp-1-multi-organ-protection-creates-compounding-value-across-kidney-cardiovascular-and-metabolic-endpoints.md b/domains/health/glp-1-multi-organ-protection-creates-compounding-value-across-kidney-cardiovascular-and-metabolic-endpoints.md index 1222d36b5..8a1b6af4d 100644 --- a/domains/health/glp-1-multi-organ-protection-creates-compounding-value-across-kidney-cardiovascular-and-metabolic-endpoints.md +++ b/domains/health/glp-1-multi-organ-protection-creates-compounding-value-across-kidney-cardiovascular-and-metabolic-endpoints.md @@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ For value-based care models and capitated payers, this multi-organ protection cr - Nature Medicine: additive benefits with SGLT2 inhibitors - First GLP-1 to receive FDA indication for CKD in T2D patients + +### Additional Evidence (extend) +*Source: [[2024-11-01-aspe-medicare-anti-obesity-medication-coverage]] | Added: 2026-03-15* + +ASPE quantifies the cardiovascular benefit at population scale: broad Medicare semaglutide access would avoid 38,950 CV events and 6,180 deaths over 10 years. The proposed eligibility criteria require comorbidities (CVD history, heart failure, CKD, prediabetes) rather than BMI alone, targeting the population where multi-organ protection generates maximum value. + --- Relevant Notes: diff --git a/domains/health/semaglutide-reduces-kidney-disease-progression-24-percent-and-delays-dialysis-creating-largest-per-patient-cost-savings.md b/domains/health/semaglutide-reduces-kidney-disease-progression-24-percent-and-delays-dialysis-creating-largest-per-patient-cost-savings.md index 5299ec097..6fe8840a0 100644 --- a/domains/health/semaglutide-reduces-kidney-disease-progression-24-percent-and-delays-dialysis-creating-largest-per-patient-cost-savings.md +++ b/domains/health/semaglutide-reduces-kidney-disease-progression-24-percent-and-delays-dialysis-creating-largest-per-patient-cost-savings.md @@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ This is the first dedicated kidney outcomes trial with a GLP-1 receptor agonist, - FDA indication expansion to T2D patients with CKD (2024) - Dialysis cost benchmark: $90K+/year per patient + +### Additional Evidence (extend) +*Source: [[2024-11-01-aspe-medicare-anti-obesity-medication-coverage]] | Added: 2026-03-15* + +Medicare eligibility criteria for GLP-1 coverage include CKD as a qualifying comorbidity, and ASPE's net savings calculation ($715M over 10 years) incorporates avoided dialysis costs as a major component of the downstream value. 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