Analyzing Eric A. Finkestein's Health Affairs
Abdullah Alshahrani
EAP2 WW-171
Second Analytical Summary
The article “Health Affairs” presented by Eric A. Finkestein, Justin G. Trogdon, Joel W. Cohen and William Dietz (2009) which estimates the high costs of yearly medical spending for obesity and other diseases as a result of eating fast food. Eric et al analyses the expense which is estimated to be as much as $ 78.5 billion to medical costs of obesity. The authors mention that these costs of obesity took place in the United States of America in 1998. Also, the authors explain the cost of these diseases is increased $40 billion and $7 billion in Medicare drug costs in 2006. The cost is risen to reach $147 billion per year by 2008. Additionally, the authors compare to many kinds of …show more content…
According to, Eric, et al (2009) compare to people in their physical appearance whether overweight or normal weight. They also explain obese persons have medical spending that was $ 1,429 higher than spending for average weight people in 2006. Moreover, they show the differences between these two kinds of people because fat people need many medical examinations unlike normal weight people, therefore, they have to pay more to the hospitals or to health care companies. Furthermore, the authors estimate the medical disbursal to obesity between people’s spending. In 2006, normal weight persons spent $ 1,429 billion and overweight people spent $41.5 billion. In 1998, average weight people spent $1,145 billion and fat persons spent $36.5 billion. The authors blame for the negative outcomes to diseases as a result of the increase of medical care spending for obesity specially. It means that, people spend a lot of money in order to get medical care and medicine. People who are normal weight do not pay a lot of money as much as the overweight people cost. The medical health care charges people depending on their weight, whether additional cost or reduced price. The cost of remedy is relying on people’s weightiness and their
EAP2 WW-171
Second Analytical Summary
The article “Health Affairs” presented by Eric A. Finkestein, Justin G. Trogdon, Joel W. Cohen and William Dietz (2009) which estimates the high costs of yearly medical spending for obesity and other diseases as a result of eating fast food. Eric et al analyses the expense which is estimated to be as much as $ 78.5 billion to medical costs of obesity. The authors mention that these costs of obesity took place in the United States of America in 1998. Also, the authors explain the cost of these diseases is increased $40 billion and $7 billion in Medicare drug costs in 2006. The cost is risen to reach $147 billion per year by 2008. Additionally, the authors compare to many kinds of …show more content…
According to, Eric, et al (2009) compare to people in their physical appearance whether overweight or normal weight. They also explain obese persons have medical spending that was $ 1,429 higher than spending for average weight people in 2006. Moreover, they show the differences between these two kinds of people because fat people need many medical examinations unlike normal weight people, therefore, they have to pay more to the hospitals or to health care companies. Furthermore, the authors estimate the medical disbursal to obesity between people’s spending. In 2006, normal weight persons spent $ 1,429 billion and overweight people spent $41.5 billion. In 1998, average weight people spent $1,145 billion and fat persons spent $36.5 billion. The authors blame for the negative outcomes to diseases as a result of the increase of medical care spending for obesity specially. It means that, people spend a lot of money in order to get medical care and medicine. People who are normal weight do not pay a lot of money as much as the overweight people cost. The medical health care charges people depending on their weight, whether additional cost or reduced price. The cost of remedy is relying on people’s weightiness and their