Annual Medical Spending Attributable To Obesity Finkelstein

Annual medical spending attributable to obesity: payer …

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In 1998 the medical costs of obesity were estimated to be as high as $78.5 billion, with roughly half financed by Medicare and Medicaid. This analysis presents updated estimates of the costs of obesity for the United States across payers (Medicare, Medicaid, and …

Annual Medical Spending Attributable To Obesity: Payer …

https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.28.5.w822

We found that the increased prevalence of obesity is responsible for almost $40 billion of increased medical spending through 2006, including $7 billion in Medicare prescription …

The costs of obesity in the workplace - PubMed

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In aggregate, the annual cost attributable to obesity among full-time employees is $73.1 billion. Individuals with a body mass index >35 represent 37% of the obese population …

Economic Costs | Obesity Prevention Source | Harvard …

https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/obesity-prevention-source/obesity-consequences/economic/

[PDF] Annual medical spending attributable to obesity: …

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In 1998 the medical costs of obesity were estimated to be as high as $78.5 billion, with roughly half financed by Medicare and Medicaid. This analysis presents …

Review: Annual Medical Spending Attributable to Obesity - TIME

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As the U.S. obesity rate rises, it's not just waistlines that are expanding. The cost of medical care has ballooned, according to a new report in the policy and research …

State- and payer-specific estimates of annual medical …

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Across states, annual medical expenditures would be between 6.7 and 10.7% lower in the absence of obesity. Between 22% (Virginia) and 55% (Rhode Island) of the state-level …

National medical spending attributable to overweight and …

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14527256/

We use a regression framework and nationally representative data to compute aggregate overweight- and obesity-attributable medical spending for the United States and for select …

Public Health Considerations Regarding …

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The direct costs of obesity are attributed to the amount spent on diagnosing and treating obesity and obesity-related chronic comorbid conditions such as …

The costs of obesity among full-time employees - PubMed

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16171161/

The costs of obesity (excluding overweight) at a firm with 1000 employees are estimated to be dollar 285,000 per year. Conclusions: Obesity results in significant increases in …