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The Association of Gasoline Prices With Hospital Utilization and Costs for Motorcycle and Nonmotorcycle Motor Vehicle Injuries in the United States.

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Zhu, H; Wilson, FA; Stimpson, JP; Araz, OM; Kim, J; Chen, B; Wu, L-T
Published in: Med Care
September 2016

OBJECTIVES: This study examined the association between gasoline prices and hospitalizations for motorcycle and nonmotorcycle motor vehicle crash (MVC) injuries. METHODS: Data on inpatient hospitalizations were obtained from the 2001 to 2010 Nationwide Inpatient Sample. Panel feasible generalized least squares models were used to estimate the effects of monthly inflation-adjusted gasoline prices on hospitalization rates for MVC injuries and to predict the impact of increasing gasoline taxes. RESULTS: On the basis of the available data, a $1.00 increase in the gasoline tax was associated with an estimated 8348 fewer annual hospitalizations for nonmotorcycle MVC injuries, and reduced hospital costs by $143 million. However, the increase in the gasoline tax was also associated with an estimated 3574 more annual hospitalizations for motorcycle crash injuries, and extended hospital costs by $73 million. CONCLUSIONS: This analysis of some existing data suggest that the increased utilization and costs of hospitalization from motorcycle crash injuries associated with an increase in the price of gasoline are likely to substantially offset reductions in nonmotorcycle MVC injuries. A policy decision to increase the gasoline tax could improve traffic safety if the increased tax is paired with public health interventions to improve motorcycle safety.

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Med Care

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EISSN

1537-1948

Publication Date

September 2016

Volume

54

Issue

9

Start / End Page

837 / 844

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • United States
  • Patient Acceptance of Health Care
  • Motorcycles
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Hospitalization
  • Health Policy & Services
  • Gasoline
 

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Zhu, H., Wilson, F. A., Stimpson, J. P., Araz, O. M., Kim, J., Chen, B., & Wu, L.-T. (2016). The Association of Gasoline Prices With Hospital Utilization and Costs for Motorcycle and Nonmotorcycle Motor Vehicle Injuries in the United States. Med Care, 54(9), 837–844. https://doi.org/10.1097/MLR.0000000000000553
Zhu, He, Fernando A. Wilson, Jim P. Stimpson, Ozgur M. Araz, Jungyoon Kim, Baojiang Chen, and Li-Tzy Wu. “The Association of Gasoline Prices With Hospital Utilization and Costs for Motorcycle and Nonmotorcycle Motor Vehicle Injuries in the United States.Med Care 54, no. 9 (September 2016): 837–44. https://doi.org/10.1097/MLR.0000000000000553.
Zhu, He, et al. “The Association of Gasoline Prices With Hospital Utilization and Costs for Motorcycle and Nonmotorcycle Motor Vehicle Injuries in the United States.Med Care, vol. 54, no. 9, Sept. 2016, pp. 837–44. Pubmed, doi:10.1097/MLR.0000000000000553.
Zhu H, Wilson FA, Stimpson JP, Araz OM, Kim J, Chen B, Wu L-T. The Association of Gasoline Prices With Hospital Utilization and Costs for Motorcycle and Nonmotorcycle Motor Vehicle Injuries in the United States. Med Care. 2016 Sep;54(9):837–844.

Published In

Med Care

DOI

EISSN

1537-1948

Publication Date

September 2016

Volume

54

Issue

9

Start / End Page

837 / 844

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • United States
  • Patient Acceptance of Health Care
  • Motorcycles
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Hospitalization
  • Health Policy & Services
  • Gasoline