THE GOLD STANDARD IN MEDICARE AND MEDICAID TELEHEALTH SERVICES
“Only the Black Church and Telehealth can Dramatically Improve African American Health.”
— Michael Fletcher, CEO, New Covenant Healthcare
New Covenant Healthcare has partnered with 35,000 churches to prove it.
By integrating physician oversight and faith-based community engagement, New Covenant Healthcare is advancing a scalable, compliance-driven model for addressing chronic disease in populations historically burdened by disproportionate health risk through Telehealth Services.
Three Categories of Obesity Data™
Patients Who Qualify for GLP-1
Individuals with a BMI of 30 or more, or 27 or more with a weight-related condition, meeting the clinical criteria for GLP-1 therapy.
License This Data →Patients Who Qualify for Telehealth Services
Individuals with obesity and at least one additional chronic condition, meeting Medicare's standard for Chronic Care Management.
License This Data →Medicare Advantage Eligible Patients
Individuals turning 65, those over 65 looking to enroll, Original Medicare enrollees, and those dual-eligible for Medicaid or living with chronic conditions.
Inquire About This Data →Ninety-Three percent of Obesity Data™ patients meet clinical obesity criteria, and obesity is never the only condition.
Clinical obesity criteria: BMI ≥ 30, or BMI ≥ 27 with a weight-related condition.
| CONDITION | WITH OBESITY | CLASS III OBESITY (BMI ≥ 40) |
|---|---|---|
| Hypertension | 87% | 92% |
| Type 2 diabetes | 48% | 59% |
| Osteoarthritis | 44% | 54% |
| Sleep apnea | 25% | 41% |
| Chronic kidney disease | 18% | 25% |
| Heart failure | 10% | 17% |
| More than 5 chronic medications | 24% | 33% |
3.6 million Medicare beneficiaries with obesity studied. Source: Xue J, et al. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2026;28:9155–9165.
Work with New Covenant Healthcare
Physician Practices
License Obesity Data™ for telehealth-capable practices, provider groups or health systems.
Register to license Obesity Data™ →Church Partners
Partner with NCH on The War on Diabetes in the Black Church™.
Discuss a church partnership →Representatives
Help churches and practices find each other.
Join the team →