Starting in 2022, Health Partners Medicaid members who attend at least four Diabetic Prevention Program (DPP) core sessions are eligible to receive a free one-month membership to Weight Watchers of Philadelphia. This is an added incentive to encourage our eligible members to participate in a DPP.

Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) Reminder
Medicaid patients with prediabetes or risk factors for diabetes may benefit from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) diabetes prevention lifestyle change program. Patients may be eligible to participate in this program based on these eligibility requirements:

• Be 18 years or older, and
• Have a body mass index (BMI) of 25 or higher (23 or higher if you are Asian American), and
• Not be previously diagnosed with type 1 or type 2 diabetes, and
• Not be pregnant.

Patients will also need to meet 1 of these requirements:

• Had a blood test result in the prediabetes range within the past year (includes any of these tests and results):
  • Hemoglobin A1C: 5.7–6.4%, or
  • Fasting plasma glucose: 110–125 mg/dL, or
  • 2-hour plasma glucose (after a 75 g glucose load): 140–199 mg/dL, or
• Be previously diagnosed with gestational diabetes (diabetes during pregnancy), or
• Received a high-risk result (score of 5 or higher) on the Prediabetes Risk Test.

DPPs help at-risk individuals make healthier lifestyle choices and may prevent diabetes from developing through weight loss, a healthier diet, stress reduction and increased physical activity. There are 25 one-hour sessions delivered over the course of a year. Some sessions are being offered virtually. For more information or to see a list of DPP suppliers, visit hpplans.com/dpp.

For questions about the Diabetes Prevention Program, Medicaid members can contact Member Relations at 1-800-553-0784 (TTY 1-877-454-8477). Member Relations is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

If you have any questions, please contact your Network Account Manager (NAM).