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According to analysis by the Milken Institute, lower obesity could reduce cases of illness by 14.8 million in 2023, which would cut $60 billion from the national treatment bill and improve GDP by $254 billion. A parallel calculation for smoking suggests that lower tobacco use could be responsible for 9.4 million fewer illnesses in 2023, along with $31 billion less in treatment costs and $79 billion in added productivity. (p. iii)
DeVol, R., & Bedroussian, A. (2007). An unhealthy American: The economic burden of chronic disease. Santa Monica, CA: Milken Institute. Retrieved from http://www.milkeninstitute.org/publications/publications.taf?function=detail&ID=38801018&cat=ResRep
This study compares and contrasts the different estimates of absence and presenteeism costs imposed by certain disease conditions. The analysis combines data from administrative records of medical treatment (ie, inpatient and outpatient medical records and drug claims), administrative data related to employee absence and disability, and estimates of absence and presenteeism losses obtained from a variety of self-report instruments and surveys.
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