Overweight elderly Americans contribute to financial burdens of the US health care system

Being overweight or obese is not only a personal issue that affects one's health but is also a public health issue that impacts other people in society. A new study in the journal Health Services Research reveals that the extra Medicare cost associated with overweight elderly people could place a significant financial burden on tax payers, costing up to hundreds of billions of dollars across the entire current Medicare population.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news136215407.html">Overweight elderly Americans contribute to financial burdens of the US health care system</a></p> <p>Being overweight or obese is not only a personal issue that affects one's health but is also a public health issue that impacts other people in society. A new study in the journal <i>Health Services Research</i> reveals that the extra Medicare cost associated with overweight elderly people could place a significant financial burden on tax payers, costing up to hundreds of billions of dollars across the entire current Medicare population.</p>