Brad Stark

Putting a lid on injury costs: the economic impact of the California motorcycle helmet law

BACKGROUND This study analyzed the effect of Californias motorcycle helmet law on injury costs. METHODS An economic evaluation was performed using state hospital discharge data, county-level cost data, and statewide crash reports to estimate the costs, charges, and lost productivity from motorcycle injuries. Total and per person costs and changes in these costs were estimated. RESULTS Total medical care costs were

The Disproportionate Cost of Smoking for African Americans in California

35 million less in 1993 than in 1991, a reduction of 35%. Costs decreased for all payer categories, and 73% of the reduced hospitalization costs were attributable to reduced costs for patients with head injuries. Initial hospital costs for patients with head injuries were

The Cost of Smoking for California's Hispanic Community

18,527 compared with

Sexual Identity Disparities in Smoking and Secondhand Smoke Exposure in California: 2003–2013

10,350 for patients without head injuries. CONCLUSION During the first 2 years of implementation of Californias helmet law, there were reduced costs for injuries and fatalities and large dollar savings to the state and other payers compared with the previous year.

The Cost of Smoking in California

OBJECTIVES We estimated the economic impact of smoking on African Americans in California in 2002, including smoking-attributable health care expenditures and productivity losses from smoking-caused mortality. METHODS We estimated econometric models of smoking-attributable ambulatory care, prescription drugs, inpatient care, and home health care using national and state survey data. We assessed smoking-attributable mortality using epidemiological models. RESULTS Adult smoking prevalence for African Americans was 19.3% compared with 15.4% for all Californians. The health care cost of smoking was

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626 million for the African American community. A total of 3013 African American Californians died of smoking-attributable illness in 2002, representing a loss of over 49,000 years of life and

The economic burden of breast cancer in California

784 million in productivity. The total cost of smoking for this community amounted to

Putting a Lid on Injury Costs

1.4 billion, or

The Cost of Alcohol Abuse in California: A Briefing Paper

1.8 billion expressed in 2008 dollars. CONCLUSIONS Although African Americans account for 6% of the California adult population, they account for over 8% of smoking-attributable expenditures and fully 13% of smoking-attributable mortality costs. Our findings confirm the need to tailor tobacco control programs to African Americans to mitigate the disproportionate burden of smoking for this community.

Healthcare costs attributable to smoking in California, U.S. for different racial/ethnic communities

INTRODUCTION The economic impact of smoking for Californias Hispanic population for 2002 was estimated. The estimates include smoking-attributable health care expenditures and productivity losses from smoking-caused mortality. METHODS Smoking-attributable health care expenditures for Hispanics were estimated using a series of econometric models for four types of expenditures: ambulatory care, drugs, inpatient care, and home health care. Models were estimated using national survey data. The estimated parameters were then applied to California-specific data. Smoking-attributable mortality was assessed using epidemiological models. Three measures of mortality were estimated: deaths, years of potential life lost, and the value of lost productivity. RESULTS Adult current smoking prevalence for Hispanics was 13.1% compared to 15.4% for all Californians in 2002. Male Hispanics smoke at much higher rates than females (18.7% vs. 7.2%), and one in four smokers in the state is Hispanic. The health care cost of smoking was