Medicaid and Childhood Obesity

The Institute for Medicaid Innovation released the Childhood Obesity Prevention and Treatment (CHOPT) toolkit to help health plans start or grow their own obesity prevention programs.

About the CHOPT Toolkit

The following can be said about childhood obesity:

Childhood obesity is a serious health issue
Can lead to increased risk of diabetes and heart disease in adulthood
Annual costs of obesity for children and adolescents equal 2.9 billion dollars

The CHOPT toolkit hopes to provide information that can possibly help reverse childhood obesity trends and improve the overall health and quality of life for children and families. For more information on the toolkit, visit the official website CHOPT for Medicaid.