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An Assessment of the Economic Impact of Local Boards of Health on West Virginia's Economy
West Virginia, as is true for the nation as a whole,
spends far less on public health interventions than on curative
care. In 2008 the United States spent approximately $2.4
trillion on healthcare, of which approximately $72 billion was
allocated for public health activities-obviously a very small
percentage (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.
Department of Heath and Human Services 2010). In West
Virginia the 2006 per capita budget allocation for Local Boards
of Health (LBH) for Basic Public Health Services was about
$6.91, and total public health funding was between $63 and
$91 per capita depending on the definition of public health.
At the same time, Medicaid expenditures by the State are approximately
$269 per capita with total Medicaid expenditures
around $995 per capita. The difference in funding for Medicaid
is almost 10 times the amount allocated to public health
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