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A 2009 report found that an investment of $10 per person per year in evidencebased community prevention programs could save the country more than $16
billion annually within 5 years. The Y offers community-based programs that not
only help reduce health care costs, but provides millions of children, adults and
families the support, guidance and resources need to achieve greater health and
well-being.
Contact:
Katie Adamson
Senior Director, Health
Partnerships and Policy
202-835-9043
Katie.adamson@ymca.net
A 2013 conservative CBO-like estimate by Avalere reported that the nation could save $1.3 billion over a decade in
Medicare by passing the MDPA.
2
A 2010 study by UnitedHealth found that if all individuals, regardless of Medicare enrollment, with prediabetes
enrolled in the Diabetes Prevention Program, the country would save $105 billion.
3
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. (2013). Report to Congress: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services evaluation of community-based wellness and prevention programs under section 4202 (b) of the Affordable
Care Act. Washington: Government Printing Office.
Participating sites
bring in $3.47 for
every $1 in funding
received.
Over 1 in 5 children in
the US live in households
that struggle against
hunger.
Multiple organizations,
including the CDC and
WHO, recommend that
all children between
ages 5-17 should be
physically active for
least of 60 min every
day.