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Obesity Treatment Cost Calculator

Estimate direct and indirect obesity treatment costs using an evidence-informed Excel tool created by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) in collaboration with GlobalData.

Get the Calculator (Excel)
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The American Diabetes Association® (ADA) worked with GlobalData to create a practical obesity treatment cost calculator to help organizations estimate and compare costs across treatment approaches. 

 

What you’ll get:

  • A downloadable Excel calculator (XLSX)
  • Built-in instructions and assumptions
  • Output tables you can use for planning and internal analysis

Use this tool to support cost estimation and scenario planning (for example: comparing treatment pathways, modeling utilization assumptions, or preparing internal business cases).

What’s inside

  • Inputs: population assumptions, utilization assumptions, cost inputs (as applicable)
  • Outputs: estimated costs, comparisons, and summary tables

Who it’s for

  • Employers and plan sponsors
  • Health systems and clinics
  • Policymakers and researchers
  • Anyone doing internal cost scenario planning

This tool is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute medical, legal, or financial advice. See “Terms of Use” below for allowable usage.

Calculator FAQs

No. It’s a cost-estimation tool and does not provide medical guidance.

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Legal / allowable usage section

Terms of Use (Draft – requires ADA Legal review)
The Obesity Treatment Cost Calculator (the “Tool”) is provided by the American Diabetes Association® (ADA) in collaboration with GlobalData for informational and educational purposes only. The Tool does not constitute medical advice, clinical guidance, legal advice, or financial advice.

Allowable Use: You may use the Tool for internal evaluation, planning, and non-commercial research purposes. You may not sell, sublicense, redistribute, or publicly post the Tool (including the file itself) without prior written permission from the ADA.

Attribution / Citation Requirement: If you reference outputs or findings generated using this Tool in any external materials (reports, publications, presentations, marketing materials), you must include the following attribution:
“Source: American Diabetes Association® in collaboration with GlobalData, Obesity Treatment Cost Calculator (Excel).”

No Warranty: The Tool is provided “as is” without warranties of any kind. ADA and GlobalData disclaim liability for decisions made based on use of the Tool.