Volume 11 — October 02, 2014
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
National and State Cost Savings Associated With Prohibiting Smoking in Subsidized and Public Housing in the United States
The figure is a diagram that illustrates the approach used to calculate annual cost savings in subsidized housing by using New York State as an example. Annual cost savings were calculated by starting with subsidized housing residency estimates, which were then adjusted for inflation and variations in other costs across states (eg, tenant turnover rates), Medicaid enrollment, and smoke-free home rule prevalence. Using this approach, annual cost savings in New York were estimated at $101.15 million for secondhand smoke-related health care, $15.70 million for renovation of units, and $7.84 million for smoking-attributable fires.
Figure. Example of calculations used to estimate cost savings associated with prohibiting smoking in subsidized housing, New York State.
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