The National DPP is the CDC-recognized lifestyle change program, a research-based program focusing on healthy eating and physical activity that revealed adults with prediabetes who participate in a structured lifestyle change program can reduce their risk of developing Type 2 Diabetes.
DPP Stakeholders
Healthcare Payers
For reimbursement from commercial insurers, self-insured employers, Medicaid, Medicare Direct, Medicare Advantage health plans, and others to maintain revenue sustainability for National DPP and Medicare DPP suppliers.
Referral Channels
For DPP participant referrals from healthcare payers, medical providers, and community organizations to encourage patient participation and self-referral enrolment.
Program Suppliers
For adequate in-person group or other delivery modalities of the National DPP and in-person group delivery of the Medicare DPP to assure access and availability to all prediabetes populations in Mississippi.
Lifestyle Coaches
A workforce facilitating the in-person group, online, distance learning, and combination DPP delivery with the responsibilities of enrolment, onboarding, retention, education, changing lifestyles, and achieving outcomes.
Social Determinants (SDOH)
Social determinants of health (SDOH) solutions are provided for identified DPP participants that have circumstances as barriers to healthy lifestyle behavior change with connections and ongoing support by Lifestyle Coaches.
Prediabetes Populations
810,000 people in Mississippi, 37.5% of the adult population, have prediabetes, and every year an estimated 26,000 people in Mississippi are diagnosed with diabetes. Source: American Diabetes Association (ADA)
MSDPP Delivery Standards
The MSDPP’s goal is to assure the Mississippi Prediabetes populations that:
An adequate choice of quality National DPP and Medicare MDPP access points is available for participation by prediabetes enrolees and potential enrolees from all Referral CHANNELS;
An essential network of MSDPP Program SUPPLIERS are serving underserved populations; and
A statewide listing of active National DPP and Medicare MDPP Program suppliers along with SDOH Services is available for reference by Healthcare payers, Referral channels, Lifestyle coaches, and Prediabetes populations.