Changes in healthcare spending attributable to obesity and overweight: payer- and service-specific estimates

Abstract Background National efforts to control US healthcare spending are potentially undermined by changes in patient characteristics, and in particular increases in rates of obesity and overweight. The objective of this study was to provide current estimates of the effect of obesity and overweigh...

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Main Authors: Eline van den Broek-Altenburg, Adam Atherly, Evon Holladay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-05-01
Series:BMC Public Health
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-13176-y