Health Insurance company still giving free Vitamin D to members who are deficient
Oscar Health - was giving Vitamin D in 2018, still giving in 2023
NY, GA, IL, IA, NE, KS, NC, PA, MO, TX, OH, AZ, FL,TN, MI, NJ, VA (34% of states Oct 2023)
Oscar Health focuses on lowered health costs by improving health
They provide many preventive services (not just early detection) for free, such as Vitamin D to the deficient
Google upped their investment in Oscar Health by $375 million in Aug 2018
Oscar still gave free vitamin D to those who are deficient as of Oct 2023
Many poor reviews by customers Sept 2018
Note: Most health insurance companies pay for prescribed vitamin D supplements
See also Vitamin D Life
Employer alliance is trying to reduce the cost of health care – Aug 2017
How employers can save a million dollars per 1,000 pregnancies
Hospital
Chance of dying in hospital cut in half by just 10 ng higher level of Vitamin D – April 2016
18 fewer hospital days if given 500,000 IU of vitamin D while ventilated in ICU – RCT June 2016
Children stayed in ICU 3.5 days longer if low vitamin D – Dec 2015
ICU cost reduced by at least 27,000 dollars if get high dose vitamin D in first week - April 2017
Perhaps $4,000/year less health care costs if supplement with $5/year of Vitamin D
Perhaps 4,000 dollars annual less health care costs if supplement with 5 dollars of Vitamin D 15,000 Veterans, 7,000 Germans
One pill every two weeks gives you all the vitamin D most adults need
Reduction of health problems when go from 20 ng (which is typical) to optimal
Grassroots Health Aug 2018
| 80% | less breast cancer |
| 63% | fewer broken bones |
| 50% | less type 2 diabetes |
| 40-60% | fewer preterm births |
| 12% | lower pain levels |
