Medical Expenditures Attributed to Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Among Workers — United States, 2011–2015

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
• Personal Author:
  Syamlal, Girija ; Bhattacharya, Anasua ; Dodd, Katelynn E.
• Description:
  What is already known about this topic? Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are associated with substantial economic and health costs among U.S. workers. What is added by this report? During 2011-2015, total annualized medical expenditures among U.S. workers were $7 billion ($901 per person) for asthma and $5 billion ($681 per person) for COPD. Inpatient visits were associated with the highest average per-person expenditures for both conditions. Insured workers incurred higher expenditures than did uninsured workers. What are the implications for public health practice? Early identification and reduction of risk factors, including workplace exposures (e.g., vapors, gas, dusts, and fumes), and implementation of proven interventions are needed to reduce the adverse health and economic impacts of asthma and COPD among workers. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Asthma Asthma, Occupational Delivery Of Health Care Economics Full Report Lung Diseases Occupational Diseases Occupational Health Public Health Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Surveys And Questionnaires

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• Keywords:
  Health care; Costs; Cost analyses; Economics; Economic analysis; Asthma; Occupational asthma; Bronchial asthma; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; COPD; Workers; Humans; Pulmonary system disorders; Respiratory system disorders; Medical services; Medical care; Public health; Risk factors; Surveillance
• Source:
  MMWR 2020 Jul; 69(26):809-814
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195
• Pubmed ID:
  32614807
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC7332099
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  RHD - Respiratory Health Division ; OD - Office of the Director
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  6 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Kurth, Laura M. ; Bushnell, Timothy P.
• Volume:
  69
• Issue:
  26
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20060165
• Contact Point Address:
  Girija Syamlal, Respiratory Health Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, CDC, Morgantown, WV
• Email:
  gos2@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:337a1a4931dd749392b366f849ad7fff653cc087ba490229463fc947db0ff2be0cd5f2c27530d943e6ae95aeeffbf07ac88fad7216727ae8b974a399ad9f2a60
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/90678/cdc_90678_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 166.22 KB ]