The Impact of Obesity on Health Care Utilization and Expenditures in a Medicare Supplement Population

Objective: Obesity is a contributor to increased chronic conditions resulting in higher utilization of medical services among broad populations of older adults. The objective of this study was to evaluate the magnitude of the impact of weight on health care use patterns among Medicare Supplement ins...

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Main Authors: Shirley Musich PhD, Stephanie MacLeod MS, Gandhi R. Bhattarai PhD, Shaohung S. Wang PhD, Kevin Hawkins PhD, Frank G. Bottone RDN, PhD, Charlotte S. Yeh MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2016-01-01
Series:Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2333721415622004