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We’ve worked with leading experts to develop a range of tools and resources to help Employers address the impact of chronic diseases like multiple sclerosis (MS) in the workplace

The MS Estimator

How many adults in your organization could have MS?

What’s the impact of MS on your organization? This tool uses a validated algorithm to estimate the number of employees in an organization that may be impacted by MS.

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How many adults in your organization could have MS?

MS is More Common Than Everyone Realized!

Up until 2019, MS was thought to affect about 350,000 individuals in the US. However, more recent data reveals that the number of people with MS is actually nearing 1 million individuals.1

Location, age and gender have a lot to do with how many individuals could have MS.

Using a validated algorithm, we estimate the number of adults with MS in your organization and generate results based on your input.

1Wallin MT, et al. Neurology. 2019 Mar 5;92(10):e1029-e1040

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What age(s) are your adult employees?

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25-34
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55-64
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What region(s) do they live in?

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What region(s) do they live in?
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Northeast
South

Total: 100%

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Roughly, what ratio are male/female?

Roughly, what ratio are male/female?

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51%
Female
49%
Male

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Roughly, what ratio are male/female?

Based on newly available data,
[XX-XX] of your employees may have MS1

When you add in loved ones of those not covered under your plan, including MS patients on Medicare, these numbers could increase significantly. Estimates are based on a validated algorithm used to estimate the prevalence of MS from multiple sets of administrative health data including 125 million individuals over 18 years of age. For more details click here.

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Reference: 1. Wallin MT, Culpepper WJ, Campbell JD, et al. The prevalence of MS in the United States: a population-based estimate using health claims data. Neurology. 2019;92(10):e1029-e1040. doi: 10.1212WNL0000000000007035.

MS is more prevalent in women, and in adults 45-74†1

†Estimates of MS prevalence in the United States per 100,000 population derived from 2010 US Census and combined datasets from the multiple sclerosis (MS) algorithm inclusive of the following: Truven, Optum, Kaiser Permanente Southern California, Department of Veterans Affairs, Medicare, and Medicaid. For more details, click here.

1Wallin MT, et al. Neurology. 2019 Mar 5;92(10):e1029-e1040

MS is most prevalent in the Northeast‡1

‡For educational purposes only. Figures presented are calculated from an algorithm-based approach for estimating the prevalence of MS in administrative healthcare data sets from a population of 125 million individuals >18 years of age.

1Wallin MT, et al. Neurology. 2019 Mar 5;92(10):e1029-e1040

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Estimates are representational only and made available for informational and educational purposes only. Bristol Myers Squibb does not make any representation or warranties with respect to the accuracy, applicability, fitness, or completeness of any estimate generated.

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Podcast Episodes

Episode
1

The Impact of MS:

The Effect of Chronic Diseases Like MS on Your Organization

Runtime: 16:52

Runtime: 16:52
Episode
2

Special Accommodations:

Helping Your Employees with MS and Chronic Disease

Runtime: 16:14

Runtime: 16:14
Episode
3

MS By the Numbers:

The Financial Realities of MS for Employers & Employees

Runtime: 15:04

Runtime: 15:04
Episode
4

Impact of Caregiving:

Effect on Workplace Productivity

Runtime: 13:00

Runtime: 13:00
Episode
5

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) 101:

Understanding the Basics

Runtime: 9:40

Runtime: 9:40

Study Description

Objective

To generate a national multiple sclerosis (MS) prevalence estimate for the United States by applying a validated algorithm to multiple administrative health claims (AHC) datasets.

Data Source

Several AHC datasets representing the US private and government-sponsored insurance programs which included Optum (OP), Truven Health (TH), Kaiser Permanente Southern California (KPSC), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Defense and Veteran Affairs.

Methods

A validated algorithm was applied to each dataset, to determine the 3-year cumulative prevalence overall and stratified by age, sex, and census region for adults (≥18 years of age). Insurance-specific and stratum-specific estimates were applied to the 2010 US Census data. The findings were pooled to calculate the 2010 prevalence of MS in the United States cumulated over 3 years. The study estimated the 2010 prevalence cumulated over 10 years using 2 models and extrapolated the estimate to 2017.

Study Outcomes

Estimated 2010 US MS prevalence accumulated over 10 years. Also, extrapolated date to 2017 prevalence.

Generalizability

Results may not be generalizable to the entire US population. This study assessed 100% of publicly funded population but not the uninsured population or children 18 years of age within the US.

Limitations

  • The study did not include children, the Indian Health Service, the US prison system, or undocumented US residents in our prevalence estimates.
  • Those with MS not followed in the traditional health care system (e.g., alternative medicine or cash health care practices that bypass health insurance reimbursement) would be missed by our method. This would result in an underestimate of MS cases.
  • Study did not characterize the racial or ethnic demographics of our MS population in this report because race and ethnicity were not uniformly collected in the AHC datasets used.
  • The majority of datasets, except VA, contained less than 10 years of data.

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