Nothing in the UK public domain about this as i know it. However from the USA - Interesting Report; Can access more from the careif website-
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This is how I read it
If the Black and Ethnic Minority people in the USA can achieve a similar Health Status as the White Majority, the USA financial deficit could be HALVED. The real cost of Health Inequalities. Interesting thought for UK Budget Deficit
Makes the Marmot Report not so smart
The American Economic paper reference
Cost of ethnic disparities in health, USA 2003 – 2006
Direct (medical) costs: $ 229.400.000.000
Indirect (social) costs: >$ 1.000.000.000.000
Total: >$ 1.229.400.000.000
For comparison:
US budget deficit 2009: $ 1.400.000.000.000
Source: LaVeist, T.A., Gaskin, D.J. & Richard, P. (2009) The Economic Burden of Health Inequalities in the United States. Washington, DC: Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies.
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On 12 October 2010 09:49, Kat Nower
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Dear All
I have been asked to do some research on the economic cost of racial health inequalities. Whilst there is a lot around Marmot giving data on the financial cost of health inequalities as a whole, can anyone direct me towards anything that is race specific?
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