A Method to Assess the Potential Effects of Air Pollution Mitigation on Healthcare Costs
Joint Authors
Kruse, Marie
Brønnum-Hansen, Henrik
Sørensen, Jan
Sætterstrøm, Bjørn
Meulengracht Flachs, Esben
Bønløkke, Jakob Hjort
Source
Journal of Environmental and Public Health
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-09-11
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objective.
The aim of this study was to develop a method to assess the potential effects of air pollution mitigation on healthcare costs and to apply this method to assess the potential savings related to a reduction in fine particle matter in Denmark.
Methods.
The effects of air pollution on health were used to identify “exposed” individuals (i.e., cases).
Coronary heart disease, stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and lung cancer were considered to be associated with air pollution.
We used propensity score matching, two-part estimation, and Lin’s method to estimate healthcare costs.
Subsequently, we multiplied the number of saved cases due to mitigation with the healthcare costs to arrive to an expression for healthcare cost savings.
Results.
The potential cost saving in the healthcare system arising from a modelled reduction in air pollution was estimated at €0.1–2.6 million per 100,000 inhabitants for the four diseases.
Conclusion.
We have illustrated an application of a method to assess the potential changes in healthcare costs due to a reduction in air pollution.
The method relies on a large volume of administrative data and combines a number of established methods for epidemiological analysis.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Sætterstrøm, Bjørn& Kruse, Marie& Brønnum-Hansen, Henrik& Bønløkke, Jakob Hjort& Meulengracht Flachs, Esben& Sørensen, Jan. 2012. A Method to Assess the Potential Effects of Air Pollution Mitigation on Healthcare Costs. Journal of Environmental and Public Health،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-10.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Sætterstrøm, Bjørn…[et al.]. A Method to Assess the Potential Effects of Air Pollution Mitigation on Healthcare Costs. Journal of Environmental and Public Health No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-10.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Sætterstrøm, Bjørn& Kruse, Marie& Brønnum-Hansen, Henrik& Bønløkke, Jakob Hjort& Meulengracht Flachs, Esben& Sørensen, Jan. A Method to Assess the Potential Effects of Air Pollution Mitigation on Healthcare Costs. Journal of Environmental and Public Health. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-10.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-509520