Figures & data
Figure 1. Measures of economic impacts.
Figure 2. The concept of total economic impact.
Figure 3. Summary of different inputs associated with different perspectives in evaluating return on investment (ROI) for the laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) procedure.
Figure 4. Projected economic impact (losses) due to classes II and III obesity within Employees Retirement System of Texas (ERS) members and their dependents over 5 years.
Table 1. Summary of mean monthly health cost savings associated with the LAGB procedure for a Texas ERS member or dependent.
Table 2. Health cost savings and benefits associated with providing LAGB coverage to a ‘typical’ eligible employee of the ERS or adult dependent from payer and employer perspectives expressed in payback period and average annual ROI (over 5 years).
Figure 5. Projected economic impact (gains) of providing laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) benefits to class II and III obese Employees Retirement System of Texas (ERS) members and their dependents over 5 years.
