Assessing the Fiscal Burden of Obesity: A Public Economic Framework
30 May 2024
Open to all ISPOR Members and Non-members
Title: Assessing the Fiscal Burden of Obesity: A Public Economic Framework
Thursday, May 30, 2024
11:00AM EDT | 3:00PM UTC | 5:00PM CEST
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Obesity is a health priority for many governments because of its impact on population health and its economic consequences. We aimed to measure the wider effects of obesity in Japan and Canada by using a government perspective framework that accounts for lost tax revenues and higher government spending on social benefit programs. We developed an age-specific prevalence-based model to calculate the fiscal burden of disease for government attributed to people living with obesity. The model used age-specific wages, employment activity and government benefits received to estimate taxes and transfer costs. This analysis demonstrates the broader benefits that can be achieved through policies aimed at lowering rates of obesity, as these are likely to have a positive fiscal gain for government from reduced spending on public benefits and increased tax revenue attributed to employment changes.
- Learn how public health consequences can be translated into public economic effects.
- Explore what are the fiscal consequences of obesity from a government perspective, using Japan and Canada as examples.
- Learn how broader benefits can be realized through policies aimed at reducing rates of obesity.
Moderator:
Nikos Kotsopoulos, PhD, Global Market Access Solutions, St-Prex, Switzerland
Speakers:
Cillian Copeland, MSc, Global market Access Solutions, St-Prex, Switzerland
Ataru Igarashi, PhD, Associate Professor, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Japan
Daisuke Adachi, PhD, Assistant Professor, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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