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Examining the bidirectional relationship between food insecurity and healthcare spending.

Karl T JohnsonDeepak PalakshappaSanjay BasuHilary Kessler SeligmanSeth A Berkowitz
Published in: Health services research (2021)
A bidirectional relationship exists between food insecurity and health care expenditures, but the strength of either direction appears unequal. Higher health care expenditures are associated with a slightly greater risk of being food insecure (adjusted for baseline food insecurity status) but being food insecure is associated with substantially greater subsequent health care expenditures (adjusted for baseline health care expenditures). Interventions to address food insecurity and poor health may be helpful to break this cycle.
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