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Estimates of the cost of illness of myocardial infarction, asthma and stroke

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  • Peter Maniloff
  • Neal Fann

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This study provides updated estimates of the cost-of-illness for three common and costly health outcomes: myocardial infarction, asthma and stroke. We use a regression approach based on a large data set which provides a representative sample of individual health-related expenditures in the United States. Our core estimates are that the estimated cost of a first myocardial infarction is $238,000, the cost of new onset asthma is $170,000, and the cost of a first stroke is $175,000. We also demonstrate the importance of including wage income and caregiving costs and document differences in short- and long-term costs for some health outcomes. Looking forward, these cost-of-illness estimates can be used to inform environmental benefit-cost analysis such as those performed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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  • Peter Maniloff & Neal Fann, 2024. "Estimates of the cost of illness of myocardial infarction, asthma and stroke," Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 56(48), pages 5743-5753, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:applec:v:56:y:2024:i:48:p:5743-5753
    DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2023.2257935
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