Mississippi Medicaid tobacco-related cost

Mississippi Medicaid tobacco-related cost

Collection:
Health Policy and Services Research
Series Title(s):
Issue brief (Center for Mississippi Health Policy)
Contributor(s):
Center for Mississippi Health Policy, issuing body.
Publication:
Jackson, MS : Center for Mississippi Health Policy, December 2018
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Cost of Illness
Health Care Costs -- statistics & numerical data
Health Expenditures -- statistics & numerical data
Medicaid -- economics
Smoking -- economics
Tobacco Use -- economics
Tobacco Use Disorder -- economics
Mississippi
United States
Genre(s):
Technical Report
Abstract:
The negative effects of tobacco usage on health have been well studied, and there is a growing body of evidence documenting the increased risk for specific diseases associated with tobacco use. This higher risk calculates into greater health care costs for treating these diseases, much of which is paid by public programs such as Medicare and Medicaid. The Center for Mississippi Health Policy commissioned researchers with The Hilltop Institute at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County to review Mississippi Medicaid claims data and quantify the financial impact of tobacco use on Mississippi's Medicaid program. This issue brief summarizes Hilltop's findings and explores associated policy implications.
Copyright:
Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY-NC-ND license. (More information)
Extent:
1 online resource (1 PDF file (4 pages))
Illustrations:
Illustrations
NLM Unique ID:
101744694 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101744694