Shirley Musich|Stephanie MacLeod|Gandhi R. Bhattarai|Shaohung S. Wang|Kevin Hawkins|Frank G. Bottone|Charlotte S. Yeh
The Impact of Obesity on Health Care Utilization and Expenditures in a Medicare Supplement Population
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objective obesity contributor increased chronic conditions resulting higher utilization medical services among broad populations older adults objective study evaluate magnitude impact weight health care use patterns among medicare supplement insureds method estimated impact weight function body mass index bmi health care utilization expenditures using propensity weighted multivariate regression models outcomes controlled initially demographics socioeconomics additionally chronic conditions health status results among 9484 survey respondents 229 obese categorized obese significantly likely incur inpatient admissions orthopedic procedures annualized health care expenditures us1496 higher obese compared normal weight excess utilization expenditures associated obesity explained chronic conditions poor health status conclusion obesityrelated expenditures associated medical management largely preventable may benefit interventions target lifestyle behaviors weight management among older adults