BenefitsPRO October 5, 2020
A new study estimates that more than a quarter of all health care spending is due to conditions such as smoking, diabetes and poor diet.
Health care spending increases significantly with age, with the greatest proportion of risk-attributable spending associated with those aged 65 years and older.
Nearly three-quarters of a trillion dollars in health care spending can be linked to modifiable health risks, such as obesity, high blood pressure, and smoking, according to a new report published in The Lancet Public Health.
The study found that for 2016, modifiable health risks were linked to more than $730 billion in US health care spending. Researchers from the University of Washington and Vitality Group worked together on the study, which...
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