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Title

Economic Implications of Tobacco Use for the State of Nebraska Government

Authors

Fernando A. Wilson, University of Nebraska Medical CenterFollow
Nizar K. Wehbi, University of Nebraska Medical CenterFollow
Ali S. Khan, University of Nebraska Medical CenterFollow

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Description

We examine smoking-related expenditures for the state Medicaid program and for lost productivity among state government employees. The predicted number of new diagnoses of smoking-related illnesses among government employees ranged from 109 cases of kidney disease to 856 cases of arthritis and related diseases. We estimate over 6,000 lost workdays due to sick leave among currently smoking vs. non-smoking employees. Smoking-related illness is estimated to increase state budgetary expenditures on Medicaid by approximately $114.9 million annually.

Publication Date

9-2018

Publisher

University of Nebraska Medical Center Center for Health Policy

City

Omaha

Disciplines

Public Health

Recommended Citation

Wilson, Fernando A.; Wehbi, Nizar K.; and Khan, Ali S., "Economic Implications of Tobacco Use for the State of Nebraska Government" (2018). Reports: Center for Health Policy. 12.
https://digitalcommons.unmc.edu/coph_policy_reports/12