Severe Obesity In Adults Cost State Medicaid Programs Nearly $8 Billion In 2013
Severe Obesity In Adults Cost State Medicaid Programs Nearly $8 Billion In 2013
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Chevy Chase: The People to People Health Foundation, Inc., Project HOPE
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Chevy Chase: The People to People Health Foundation, Inc., Project HOPE
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Efforts to expand Medicaid while controlling spending must be informed by a deeper understanding of the extent to which the high medical costs associated with severe obesity (having a body mass index of 35 kg/m2 or higher) determine spending at the state level. Our analysis of population-representative data indicates that in 2013, severe obesity co...
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Severe Obesity In Adults Cost State Medicaid Programs Nearly $8 Billion In 2013
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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_1731754924
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_1731754924
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0278-2715
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1544-5208
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10.1377/hlthaff.2015.0633
