Economic burdens of health inequalities in the United States
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According to Medicare Center and Medicaid Service Center data, healthcare expenses in the US increased by 4% in 2009, accounting for 17.6% of GDP, totaling $ 8 trillion 886 dollars per capita. In the current system, there are still many communities insured and not fully accepted, so overall costs may increase.
Research in 2009 commissioned by Johns Hopkins University and Maryland University Political Economy Research Collaborative Center "Unfair Health Inequal Burden in the US" Analysis of 2002 Medical Expenses Group Survey Data - Decided in 2006 This Expenses Impact of burden
Studies have shown that such expenses include "direct costs related to the provision of medical services by people in a disadvantaged and disadvantaged position, loss of productivity, loss of wages, unemployment, avoidable diseases Family vacation, indirect cost such as premature death ". It brought a great deal of cost to society, including lower wages, tax loss, special service and benefits for families who died, and declining quality of survivors' lives. Cost is calculated at $ 50,000 per per capita loss - 'discreet' number
Approximately 31% of direct medical expenses of African Americans ($ 135.9 billion), Asians ($ 11.4 billion), Hispanics ($ 82 billion) are due to health inequality. By eliminating the health disparity between ethnic minorities, direct medical expenses in 2003 - 2006 will be reduced by $ 229.4 billion
Approximately 95% ($ 957.5 billion) of indirect unfair costs to health is due to expenses related to premature death. The remaining $ 50.3 billion comes from the costs associated with the treatment of this disease.
Overall, the total cost of unfair health and premature death in the United States from 2003 to 2006 was $ 1.4 trillion. By eliminating minority health inequalities, the US will reduce over 1 trillion dollars the indirect cost associated with disease and premature death during this period.
Researchers said that "a number of premature deaths" represents a massive loss of human possibility, a loss of talent, and a loss of productivity that may otherwise help to improve society I conclude. Further pain in accessing society by having a serious impact on economic and health inequality. "
LaVeist, Thomas A.; Gaskin, Darrell J. Richard, Patrick, "Economic burden of health inequality in the US", Center for Political Economy and Research, September 2009
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Research in 2009 commissioned by Johns Hopkins University and Maryland University Political Economy Research Collaborative Center "Unfair Health Inequal Burden in the US" Analysis of 2002 Medical Expenses Group Survey Data - Decided in 2006 This Expenses Impact of burden. Studies have shown that such expenses include "direct costs related to the provision of medical services by people in a disadvantaged and disadvantaged position, as well as families for loss of productivity, loss of wages, absence and disease avoidance It includes indirect expenses such as vacation and life.
At the end of the financial burden due to health inequality, LaVeist and other authors acknowledged that their analysis indicated that "social justice may be cost-effective". analysis