More from our Research Group
Counties with more greenspace have lower medicare spending
We've also published research showing beneficial associations between different measures of green land cover in U.S. counties and per-capital annual Medicare spending. We find that forest, shrub, and total vegetative cover are associated with lower spending but grassland and bluespace are not. We also find that moving to greener neighborhoods is associated with reductions in outpatient costs.
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- Is green land cover associated with less health care spending? Promising findings from county-level Medicare spending in the continental United States
- Total area greenness is associated with lower per-capita medicare spending, but blue spaces are not
- The economics of nature's healing touch: A systematic review and conceptual framework of green space, pharmaceutical prescriptions, and healthcare expenditure associations
- Association between Residential Green Space and Healthcare Utilization
- Moving to greener neighborhoods and healthcare costs in Northern California (in press)
Research from Other Scientists
- Show me the money! Associations between tree canopy and hospital costs in cities for cardiovascular disease events in a longitudinal cohort study of 110,134 participants
- Is urban green space associated with lower mental healthcare expenditure?
- Environmental Quality, Extreme Heat, and Healthcare Expenditures