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1 to 1 of 1 Research Studies DisplayedBiener A, Cawley J, Meyerhoefer C
AHRQ Author: Biener A
The impact of obesity on medical care costs and labor market outcomes in the US.
The economic consequences of obesity are not well understood. Researchers analyzed data for 2001-2015 and estimated the percentage of healthcare costs that were associated with adult obesity. They found that a substantial and rising percentage of healthcare costs are associated with obesity. This is true for the US, for individual states, for each category of expenditure, and for each type of payer.
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Citation: Biener A, Cawley J, Meyerhoefer C .
The impact of obesity on medical care costs and labor market outcomes in the US.
Clin Chem 2018 Jan;64(1):108-17. doi: 10.1373/clinchem.2017.272450.
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Keywords: Healthcare Costs, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), Obesity, Workforce