Diabetes Management – Whole Person Mandate & New Opportunity

Just a few days ago, we covered the burgeoning obesity problem in the United States (U.S.)—and the role (and opportunity) for specialty provider organizations to be part of the solution (see The Most Prevalent Chronic Disease?). But the role and the opportunity don’t stop there. It may be that organizations providing behavioral health services can be central to diabetes prevention, management, and cure—and new organizations are coming on the scene that are doing just that.

10.5% of the U.S. population, or 34.2 million people of all ages have diabetes. But 7.3 million . . .