Open AccessWeight Loss-Associated Decreases in Medical Care Expenditures for Commercially Insured Patients With Chronic Conditions
Author(s) -
Kenneth E. Thorpe,
Anastasia Toles,
Bimal R. Shah,
Jennifer Schneider,
Dena M Bravata
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of occupational and environmental medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.712
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1536-5948
pISSN - 1076-2752
DOI - 10.1097/jom.0000000000002296
Subject(s) - medical expenditure panel survey , weight loss , medicine , body mass index , weight management , psychological intervention , medical care , chronic condition , panel data , medical costs , obesity , health care , environmental health , health insurance , emergency medicine , disease , statistics , economics , psychiatry , economic growth , mathematics
Savings associated with weight loss for populations with chronic conditions are poorly understood. The purpose of this study was to estimate medical expenditure savings associated with weight loss among commercially insured adults with chronic medical conditions.