U.S. healthcare spending attributable to cigarette smoking in 2014

Cigarette smoking continues to be the leading cause of preventable disease and death in the U.S. Smoking also carries an economic burden, including smoking-attributable healthcare spending. This study assessed smoking-attributable fractions in healthcare spending between 2010 and 2014, overall and b...

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Veröffentlicht in:Preventive medicine 2021-09, Vol.150, p.106529-106529, Article 106529
Hauptverfasser: Xu, Xin, Shrestha, Sundar S., Trivers, Katrina F., Neff, Linda, Armour, Brian S., King, Brian A.
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Zusammenfassung:Cigarette smoking continues to be the leading cause of preventable disease and death in the U.S. Smoking also carries an economic burden, including smoking-attributable healthcare spending. This study assessed smoking-attributable fractions in healthcare spending between 2010 and 2014, overall and by insurance type (Medicaid, Medicare, private, out-of-pocket, other federal, other) and by medical service (inpatient, non-inpatient, prescriptions). Data were obtained from the 2010–2014 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey linked to the 2008–2013 National Health Interview Survey. The final sample (n = 49,540) was restricted to non-pregnant adults aged 18 years or older. Estimates from two-part models (multivariable logistic regression and generalized linear models) and data from 2014 national health expenditures were combined to estimate the share of and total (in 2014 dollars) annual healthcare spending attributable to cigarette smoking among U.S. adults. All models controlled for socio-demographic characteristics, health-related behaviors, and attitudes. During 2010–2014, an estimated 11.7% (95% CI = 11.6%, 11.8%) of U.S. annual healthcare spending could be attributed to adult cigarette smoking, translating to annual healthcare spending of more than $225 billion dollars based on total personal healthcare expenditures reported in 2014. More than 50% of this smoking-attributable spending was funded by Medicare or Medicaid. For Medicaid, the estimated healthcare spending attributable fraction increased more than 30% between 2010 and 2014. Cigarette smoking exacts a substantial economic burden in the U.S. Continuing efforts to implement proven population-based interventions have been shown to reduce the health and economic burden of cigarette smoking nationally. •Cigarette smoking contributed to 11.7% (more than $225 billion) of annual healthcare spending in the U.S. in 2014.•Medicare or Medicaid together paid more than 50% of smoking-attributable healthcare spending.•The healthcare spending attributable to cigarette smoking increased more than 30% for Medicaid between 2010 and 2014.
ISSN:0091-7435
1096-0260
DOI:10.1016/j.ypmed.2021.106529