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How does obesity in adults affect spending on health care?.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Duchovny, Noelia Judith
- Series:
- Economic and budget issue brief
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Obesity--United States--Cost control.
- Obesity.
- Medical care--United States.
- Medical care.
- Medical care, Cost of--United States.
- Medical care, Cost of.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (11 pages) : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- [Washington, D.C.] : Congressional Budget Office, [2010]
- Summary:
- "Over the past two decades, the adult population in the United States has, on average, become much heavier. From 1987 to 2007, the fraction of adults who were overweight or obese increased from 44 percent to 63 percent; almost two-thirds of the adult population now falls into one of those categories. This study analyzes how past changes in the weight distribution have affected health care spending per adult and projects how future changes might affect spending going forward."
- Notes:
- Title from title screen (viewed on Sept. 9, 2010).
- "September 8, 2010."
- Includes bibliographical references.
- OCLC:
- 663110939
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