Tax Collections and Spending as a Potential Measure of Health Policy Association With Indoor Tanning, 2011-2016

Kishore L Jayakumar; Jules B Lipoff

doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2018.0161

Tax Collections and Spending as a Potential Measure of Health Policy Association With Indoor Tanning, 2011-2016

JAMA Dermatol. 2018 May 1;154(5):613-614. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2018.0161.

Authors

Kishore L Jayakumar¹, Jules B Lipoff²

Affiliations

¹ Medical Student, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
² Department of Dermatology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.

Abstract

This study examines the association between excise tax collections from indoor tanning facilities and use of the facilities since institution of the Affordable Care Act.

MeSH terms

Health Behavior
Health Policy / economics*
Humans
Sunbathing / economics*
Taxes*
United States