Hawaii Medical Service Association (HMSA) -

HealthPass (2002)

Evaluation Summary

HealthPass is a health promotion/disease prevention program offered to subscribers of Hawaii’s largest provider of health care services, HMSA. Of the 375,000 members in HMSA, approximately 18,000 individuals utilized the program annually. The comprehensive program included health risk screenings, personal contacts with health professionals, risk-based referrals to clinical intervention programs, and connections to community-based programs for smoking cessation, disease management, health and safety, and health education. The program is 100% funded by the health plan. Approximately 13,000 participants completed two health risk assessments, with an average 5.2-year time interval between assessments. Risk reductions were found in the following categories: driving safety (49%), smoking/tobacco use (29%), mental health (22%), alcohol use (19%), exercise/activity (17%), eating habits (15%), preventive screenings (13%), stress management (11%), self care (8%), blood pressure control (3%) and back care (3%). The program realized a $75 per participant per year savings in total medical claims, thus yielding a 1:1 (break-even) return on investment in only two years.