About $6,400 annually An obese person on Medicare is going to pay $1,400 in drug costs more a year than a normal-weight person.
the total economic cost of overweight and obesity in the United States and Canada caused by medical costs, excess mortality and disability is approximately $300 billion per year. The portion of this total due to overweight is approximately $80 billion, and approximately $220 billion is due to obesity. The portion of the total in the United States is approximately 90 percent of the total for the United States and Canada. The costs of obesity are personal, but also societal. The portion of this total due to overweight is approximately $80 billion, and approximately $220 billion is due to obesity. The portion of the total in the United States is approximately 90 percent of the total for the United States and Canada. I don’t know what to make of such estimates. For Medicare, the costs of obesity are about 72 percent greater just for prescription drugs, Finkelstein said. An obese person on Medicare is going to pay $1,400 in drug costs more a year than a normal-weight person, he said. For people on Medicare, average expenses for a normal-weight person average about $4,700 a year, while costs for an obese person range about $6,400 annually, Finkelstein said. The biggest driver of these excess costs are prescription drugs, Finkelstein 1 $62 billion -- Medicare and Medicaid are spending nearly this amount every year on obesity-related costs. 2  $66 billion -- Columbia University researchers say that if current trends don't change, annul obesity-related medical costs in the U.S. could increase this amount by 2030. Here are 10 shocking numbers related to the costs of obesity: 1  $190 billion -- That's the amount of added medical costs every year that are estimated to stem from obesity-related problems. 2  It’s nearly 21% of total U.S. health care costs. In fact, people who are obese spend almost $1,500 more each year on health care -- about 41 percent more than an average-weight person. For people on Medicare, average expenses for a normal-weight person average about $4,700 a year, while costs for an obese person range about $6,400 annually, Finkelstein said. The biggest driver of these excess costs are prescription drugs, Finkelstein said MONDAY, July 27 (HealthDay News) -- Obesity in the United States now carries the hefty price tag of $147 billion per year in direct medical costs, just over 9 percent of all medical spending, experts report. For people on Medicare, average expenses for a normal-weight person average about $4,700 a year, while costs for an obese person range about $6,400 annually, Finkelstein said. The biggest driver of these excess costs are prescription drugs, Finkelstein said 1 $1 billion -- U.S. airlines are consuming an extra 350 million gallons of fuel per year due to overweight passengers. 2  $14.3 billion -- This is how much childhood obesity costs the U.S. each year, according to a published study from the Brookings Institution. Here are 10 shocking numbers related to the costs of obesity: 1  $190 billion -- That's the amount of added medical costs every year that are estimated to stem from obesity-related problems. 2  It’s nearly 21% of total U.S. health care costs. According to the American Cancer Society, obesity cost an estimated $75 billion in 2003 because of the long and expensive treatment for several of its complications. According to the National Institute of Health, $75-$125 billion is spent on indirect and direct costs due to obesity-related diseases. Eric Schlosser in his book  Fast Food Nation  states that the annual health care costs in the United States stemming from obesity approaches $240 billion. 1 $14.3 billion -- This is how much childhood obesity costs the U.S. each year, according to a published study from the Brookings Institution. 2  $62 billion -- Medicare and Medicaid are spending nearly this amount every year on obesity-related costs. Here are 10 shocking numbers related to the costs of obesity: 1  $190 billion -- That's the amount of added medical costs every year that are estimated to stem from obesity-related problems. 2  It’s nearly 21% of total U.S. health care costs. Obesity now kills 300,000 Americans per year and health-care costs associated with the disease top $100 billion annually. The World Bank has estimated that 12 percent of the U.S. national health-care budget is spent treating obesity. 
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