The Economic Impact of Exposure to Secondhand Smoke in Minnesota

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ID11031349
AutoresHugh R Waters (Hugh R. Waters and Jonathan Samet are with Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD. Steven S. Foldes and Nina L. Alesci are with the Center for Prevention, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, St Paul.), Hugh Waters (Johns Hopkins University), Steven S Foldes (0000-0002-1385-4860, Hugh R. Waters and Jonathan Samet are with Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD. Steven S. Foldes and Nina L. Alesci are with the Center for Prevention, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, St Paul.), Nina L Alesci (Hugh R. Waters and Jonathan Samet are with Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD. Steven S. Foldes and Nina L. Alesci are with the Center for Prevention, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, St Paul.), Jonathan M Samet (0000-0001-5676-9175, Johns Hopkins University), Jonathan Samet (Hugh R. Waters and Jonathan Samet are with Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD. Steven S. Foldes and Nina L. Alesci are with the Center for Prevention, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, St Paul.)
Año2009
Volumen99
Número4
Páginas754-759
Fecha de publicación2009-04-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
EditorialAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2008.137430
PMID19197082
PMCIDPMC2661490
OpenAlexW2114937735
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas3
Referencias citadas9

Objectives. Using the risk categories established by the 2006 US surgeon general's report, we estimated medical treatment costs related to exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke (SHS) in the state of Minnesota. Methods. We estimated the prevalence and costs of treated medical conditions related to SHS exposure in 2003 with data from Blue Cross and Blue Shield (Minnesota's largest insurer), the Current Population Survey, and population attributable risk estimates for these conditions reported in the scientific literature. We adjusted treatment costs to the state level by health insurance category by using the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. Results. The total annual cost of treatment in Minnesota for conditions for which the 2006 surgeon general's report found sufficient evidence to conclude a causal link with exposure to SHS was $228.7 million in 2008 dollars—equivalent to $44.58 per Minnesota resident. Sensitivity analyses showed a range from $152.1 million to $330.0 million. Conclusions. The results present a strong rationale for regulating smoking in public places and were used to support the passage of Minnesota's Freedom to Breathe Act of 2007

Environmental health · Geography · Public health · Secondhand smoke · Smoke · Economic and Environmental Valuation · Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life · Medicine · Smoking Behavior and Cessation · Gerontology