U.S. health care costs up 29% because of obesity
"We have, for the first time, estimated the percentage of health care spending that is devoted to obesity, using microdata for each state," the research's co-author
Cawley said that the study found states including
Across the country, the study found that medical expenditures -- including those paid through private health insurance, Medicare and Medicaid -- focused on obesity-related procedures and therapies for adults rose from just over 6% in 2001 to nearly 85 in 2015 -- a 29% increase.
"Once again, we find dramatic differences across states in the fraction of Medicaid spending that is devoted to obesity-related illness," Cawley said. "For example, over 2001 to 2015,
The study said that the differences across states in obesity treatment need could be driven by a number of factors, including health care access, cost and overall obesity prevalence.
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