title: The High and Rising Costs of Obesity to the US Health Care System.
authors.affiliation: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Biener
authors.affiliation: Department of Policy Analysis & Management, Cornell University, 2312 MVR Hall, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA. JHC38@cornell.edu.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cawley
authors.affiliation: Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Chad
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Meyerhoefer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D003226:Congresses as Topic; D017281:Cost of Illness; D017048:Health Care Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007348:Insurance, Health / Q000191:economics; D009765:Obesity / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States; D014493:United States Department of Veterans Affairs; D014728:Veterans / Q000706:statistics & numerical data