Tobacco Control Policies Specified According to Socioeconomic Status: Health Disparities and Cost-Effectiveness

201429 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Eelco A. B. Over · National Institute for Public Health and the Environment

Talitha Feenstra · National Institute for Public Health and the Environment

Rudolf T. Hoogenveen · National Institute for Public Health and the Environment

Mariël Droomers · University of Amsterdam

Ellen Uiters · National Institute for Public Health and the Environment

Boukje M. van Gelder · National Institute for Public Health and the Environment

Abstract

The reimbursement policy produced the greatest overall health gain. Surprisingly, neither tax increase nor reimbursement reduced health disparities. Differences in use were too small to compensate for improved health gains per quitter among higher-SES groups. Both policies qualified as cost-effective overall, with more favorable cost-effectiveness ratios for high-SES than for low-SES groups.

Topics & Keywords

Health disparities and outcomes Smoking Behavior and Cessation Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Nicotine & Tobacco Research

Volume 16, Issue 6, pp. 725-732

DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntt218

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