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The Role of Chronic Disease, Obesity, and Improved Treatment and Detection in Accounting for the Rise in Healthcare Spending Between 1987 and 2011

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  • Kenneth Thorpe
  • Lindsay Allen
  • Peter Joski

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Individuals with multiple chronic conditions are disproportionately responsible for rising healthcare expenditure. Much of spending growth associated with rising rates of chronic disease can be linked to rising obesity rates. Though much of the growth in spending is generally considered undesirable, disease detection and treatment rates are also rising, suggesting that at least some of the recent growth in healthcare expenditure may be beneficial. Copyright Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015

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  • Kenneth Thorpe & Lindsay Allen & Peter Joski, 2015. "The Role of Chronic Disease, Obesity, and Improved Treatment and Detection in Accounting for the Rise in Healthcare Spending Between 1987 and 2011," Applied Health Economics and Health Policy, Springer, vol. 13(4), pages 381-387, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:aphecp:v:13:y:2015:i:4:p:381-387
    DOI: 10.1007/s40258-015-0164-7
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