Explaining Obesity- and Smoking-related Healthcare Costs through Unconditional Quantile Regression
**Background:** This paper assesses obesity- and smoking-related incremental healthcare costs for the employees and dependents of a large U.S. employer. **Objectives:** Unlike previous studies, this study evaluates the distributional effects of obesity and smoking on healthcare cost distribution us...
Main Authors: | Bijan Borah, James Naessens, Kerry Olsen, Nilay Shah |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Columbia Data Analytics, LLC
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Series: | Journal of Health Economics and Outcomes Research |
Online Access: | http://jheor.scholasticahq.com/article/9849-explaining-obesity-and-smoking-related-healthcare-costs-through-unconditional-quantile-regression.pdf |
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