Susan M. Knudson, MA

The authors used health care claims and survey data to identify a strategy that might promote life satisfaction while advancing equity in an insured population.

Among HealthPartners plan members, musculoskeletal, psychosocial, and neurologic conditions create the greatest burden to current health; diet offers the greatest opportunity to improve future health scores; and 42% report a high level of well-being.

When we weighted health insurance claims with a disease burden score, we were able to generate valid estimates of disability-adjusted life-years.