Eric Finkelstein

..Evaluators should consider this factor, along with other previously presented selection criteria, when identifying the appropriate calculator for evaluations...

..To use a simulation model to estimate the costs and benefits of bariatric surgery among full-time employees...

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..To test the ability of two levels of modest financial incentives to encourage weight loss among overweight employees...

..To test whether overweight and obese individuals believe they are at greater risk of obesity-related diseases and premature mortality...

..Ironically, Medicare has a greater incentive to prevent obesity because when an obese 65 year old enters the program, his/her costs are immediate and higher than costs for normal weight individuals...

..We sought to test if financial incentives for walking could increase physical activity among sedentary older adults...

..We estimate that the medical costs of obesity could have risen to $147 billion per year by 2008...

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..In this study, costs for a series of hospitalized and nonhospitalized fall-related injuries were computed using the 2 approaches to allow for a direct comparison of the results...

..e., obesity grades I, II, and III) among men and women with full-time employment...

..To compare the odds of major depression among Medicare claimants with and without diabetes and to test whether annual medical payments are greater for those with both diabetes and major depression than for those with diabetes alone...

..To provide state-level estimates of total, Medicare, and Medicaid obesity-attributable medical expenditures...

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..In today's healthcare environment, public health resources are scarce. Thus, interventions to improve the public's health must be rigorously evaluated to ensure that they make the best use of available resources...

..This evaluation will allow policymakers to make more informed decisions concerning the relative merits of these strategies in combating the obesity epidemic...

..However, because obesity may result from poor information and addictive behavior and/or as a result of living in an increasingly obesogenic environment, interventions will need to be multifaceted to ensure the best chance of success...

..The cost-effectiveness of providing CVD screening and enhanced lifestyle interventions (EI), compared with providing CVD screening and a minimum intervention (MI), was assessed at five El and six MI healthcare sites...

..A societal perspective is important when describing the economic burden of cardiovascular disease...

..Unless something is done to reduce the rising prevalence of those with BMIs >35, or to mitigate the impact of obesity or its correlates on YLLs, expected life expectancy for US adults may decrease in the future...

..The goal of this analysis was to assess whether women with identified heart disease risk factors are able to recall their diagnoses 1 year later...

..1 percent of total annual U.S. medical expenditures in 1998 and may have been as high as dollar 78.5 billion (dollar 92.6 billion in 2002 dollars). Medicare and Medicaid finance approximately half of these costs...

..To examine changes in public attitudes about childhood obesity and support for prevention...

..To estimate the prevalence and costs of respiratory illness for workers in coal mining, compared with other US industries...

..This paper investigates whether certain characteristics of the built environment are associated with obesity or coronary heart disease (CHD) risk among uninsured low-income women...

..This article presents a simulation model used to calculate ROI for workplace obesity interventions...

..Among the approaches, there is no clear gold standard nor any evidence of bias...

..These results highlight the importance of considering heterogeneity in BMI growth among youth and early interventions among those most at risk of the adverse health consequences of excess weight...

..To compare disease cost estimates from two commonly used approaches...

..They should not be based on the potential for short-term financial savings...

..We estimated state-level disability-associated health-care expenditures (DAHE) for the U.S. adult population...

..To provide the most effective interventions possible, it is important to understand the characteristics of WISEWOMAN participants and their communities...

..To assess the impact of medication use on improvements in coronary heart disease (CHD) risk among WISEWOMAN participants...

..It was hypothesized that cash incentives would increase acceptability and effectiveness while a group participation requirement would place a net burden on participants...

..To investigate the use of regression models to calculate disease-specific shares of medical expenditures...

..DALK is associated with lower rates of postoperative complications compared with PK, but is a more expensive procedure; whether it is cost effective compared with PK is unknown...

..These findings can help policymakers and public health professionals design and implement appropriate interventions...

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..To describe how insured adults with metabolic syndrome respond to various options for insurance coverage and financial incentives for weight management...

..From 2003 to 2005, the lifetime medical costs and productivity losses associated with medically treated injuries due to interpersonal and self-directed violence occurring in the United States in 2000 were assessed...

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